Shifting Gears Keith Martin
An Alfa is Reborn
Cars create memories, and in the 30 years
the Spider Veloce has been in my life, it has created a pile of them
was clear that the only option was a complete restoration.
The car had to be stripped down to the bare tub,
all rust repair performed, new paint applied and the car
reassembled.
I anguished over this decision, as I believe that most
complete restorations erase the identity of a car. Every
little rock chip or scar it has earned through its use is
eradicated, and the car becomes just another better-thanperfect
show car. It is no longer a historical artifact. It
becomes a freshly created confection.
It was expensive to bring the Alfa back to life. The
invoices for the restoration and parts came to $104,000.
This did not include any mechanical or interior work.
You probably note that the bills tallied since 1990
total $170,000. And that doesn’t include all the ancillary
amounts spent over the years.
I am happy with the outcome. Gillham is one of a
vanishing breed of restorers who know how to properly
restore an Alfa.
I didn’t want a trailer queen, so we preserved as
Fully restored and ready for more miles of memories
W
e were crossing the Oregon High Desert at 80 mph in a 52-year-old Alfa
Romeo when Bradley’s jacket blew out the window. A second earlier he
had been struggling to get one arm out of a sleeve.
We were about 20 miles from Madras, OR, in a caravan of vintage
Alfas. This was the Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon’s 39th Annual Old Spider Tour.
We covered 500 miles in two days on two-lane country roads. The 1965 Giulia Spider
Veloce we were driving was fresh from a two-year, ground-up restoration.
This was its inaugural outing.
According to the Alfa Romeo Centro Documentazione, our car, s/n 39020, was
painted Grigio Mare with a red interior. It left the factory in Arese, Italy, on January
28, 1965, and was sold on February 1, 1965, to Alfa Romeo Inc. in Newark, NJ.
The Spider first entered my life in 1990. I found it through an ad in Hemmings
Motor News. The asking price was $22,000. It turned out to be located two blocks
from my home in Portland, OR. I had never seen the car on the street.
I drove it for a few years, and then sold it to an Alfa enthusiast, Ken Metzger, who
lived in Belvedere, CA. As he drove it off, I said, “If you ever want to sell it, please
let me know.”
In 2005, I got call from Metzger’s family saying that they were going to sell the car,
and they offered it to me at the same $22,000 they had paid for it. Those were the days
when Alfa values were static.
We had Alfa expert Conrad Stevenson in Berkeley, CA, rebuild the top end of the
engine. He also went through the car from stem to stern and attended to deferredmaintenance
items. The cost was about $22,000. I flew down with good friend Doug
Hartman, picked up the car and drove it up Highway 1 to Oregon.
It was like spending a weekend with an old friend that I hadn’t seen in a decade.
A few months later, with my daughter Alex driving, we heard a fatal knocking
sound from the engine as we were crossing the top deck of the Fremont Bridge in
Portland. We had the car flat-bedded back to Conrad. After another $22,000, which included
line-boring the block and a new crank from Sammy Hale, the engine was done.
In its half-century of use, the Alfa had never been off the road for a restoration. It
had had minor rust repairs to the rocker panels and the trunk. It also had a mediocre
repaint and fresh upholstery.
Our local Alfa technician, Nasko, noted that when he put the car on the lift, the
doors wouldn’t open properly. That was evidence that there was serious corrosion
under the skin of the car and the chassis was flexing.
Two years ago, we took the car to restorer Bill Gillham, who works his magic in
Jefferson, OR — about 60 miles south of Portland. Once the paint was removed, it
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much of the patina as possible. The windshield posts and
taillight housings were not rechromed, and the gauges
were not restored.
A friend said, “You’re not erasing originality here.
The Alfa has already been painted, reupholstered and
the engine rebuilt more than once. All that you are doing
is creating a new chapter in this car’s life. You’re also
preparing it for your daughter, who will inherit the car.”
On the road
We finally got the Alfa turned around, and about a
mile back, we found Bradley’s bright blue jacket by the
side of the road.
Watching the string of Alfas streak across the
Oregon High Desert on Highway 26 was a vintage-car
lover’s fantasy. As most cars today seem to be painted
in subdued shades of gray, the 30 Alfas, colorful in red,
yellow, blue, gray and white, looked like a string of glass
marbles rolling down the road.
Of the 30-plus vintage Alfas on the tour, more than
15 were Giuliettas and Giulias, ranging from 1957 to
1966. Few Alfa National Conventions can boast of having
so many tour-ready Alfas.
As we headed towards the John Day Fossil Beds on
the second day, I accelerated to 6,000 rpm in 2nd, 3rd
and 4th gears. I settled into loping along at an easy 80
mph, at 4,000 rpm in 5th gear. All of my philosophical
musings were left behind. With the rust removed, the
chassis of the car was stiffer than I had ever experienced.
The Spider tracked well through the turns, and
the sound of the exhaust was exhilarating.
Bradley was a thoughtful navigator, and he enjoyed
hanging out with the Alfa gang at the rest stops. Cars
create memories, and in the 30 years the Spider Veloce
has been in my life, it has created a pile of them.
Now there is one more: There’s a 9-year-old boy who
will never forget having his jacket fly out the window
somewhere in the Oregon High Desert, and his dad
frantically whipping the car around to go get it.
Just another old-car experience. You can see more
photos of the Spider Veloce through the years on p. 26. ♦
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Concours and Events SCM Staff Send news and event listings to insideline@sportscarmarket.com
JULY CALENDAR
15 Keeneland Concours
d’Elegance, Lexington, KY;
www.keenelandconcours.
com
22–23 Misselwood
Concours d’Elegance, Beverly,
MA; www.endicott.
edu/concours
Martin, Osborne and Lincoln Will Headline at Forest Grove Concours
SCM luminaries — and a Century of Lincol
year’s Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance. Pub
and SCM columnist Donald Osborne return as e
cees.
The picturesque tree-shaded lawns of Pacific
University in Forest Grove, OR, will host more
than 300 sports and classic cars on July 16. Othe
special classes for this year’s show are Woodie
Wagons, Mini and Studebaker Automobiles.
Donald Osborne will sign copies of his great
book, Stile Transatlantico/Transatlantic Style, f
11 a.m. to noon next to the SCM booth on the w
of Marsh Hall. Books will be available to purch
can bring a copy.
Advance tickets for adults are $17, and children younger than 13 are admitted free. For more information,
please visit www.forestgroveconcours.org (OR)
Cobras and Rolls-Royces Star at Concours d’Elegance of America
The 39th Annual Concours d’Elegance of America
will honor Arturo and Deborah Keller as collectors of the
year, and Ralph Giles, Head of Design for FCA Global as
Enthusiast of the Year, from July 28 to 30 at the Inn at St.
John’s in Plymouth, MI.
Featured classes include Cobra and Rolls-Royce Silver
Cloud. Featured body style classes are “The Boat Tail,”
“Hyper Cars: 0 to 60 in Under Three Seconds” and “Jet
Age Juniors.”
Weekend events include a motoring tour, a Saturday
Cars & Coffee, and a gala Saturday-night party. Every-
thing leads up to the Concours d’Elegance of America on Sunday, July 30. Publisher Martin returns as the
emcee. www.concoursusa.org (MI)
29 Concours d’LeMons
Michigan, The Inn at St.
John’s, Plymouth, MI; www.
concoursdlemons.com
Concours Rolls
Into Its 61st Year
The Hillsborough Concours
d’Elegance, one of the Bay
Area’s top car events, rolls
beautiful cars onto the gorgeous
fairways of the Crystal Springs
Golf Course in Burlingame, CA,
on July 16. Admission is $35 for
adults; children younger than 13
are admitted free. www.hillsboroughconcours.org.
(CA)
Mullin Automotive Museum Celebrates the History of Citroën
“Citroën: The Man, The Marque, The Mystique” features cars from the entire history of Citroën at a sig-
nificant exhibit at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, CA.
The exhibit, the most comprehensive loo
ines the life of André Citroën.
“Citroën is a marque that has always app
some level, “said Peter Mullin, founder and C
Mullin Automotive Museum. “The way in w
company set about designing its often odd b
stunning vehicles, packing them with wildl
novative technologies, is fascinating to me.”
Admission is $15 for adults and $12 for
MUSEUM
SPOTLIGHT
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seniors. The museum is open on selected Sa
days. To buy tickets, visit www.mullinautom
tivemuseum.com.
Sports Car Market
28–30 Portland Vintage
Racing Festival, Portland,
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Feature Publisher Martin’s Spider Veloce Through the Ages
Alfa heaven: Two days, 500 miles and a bevy of spiders on Oregon’s High Desert roads
Once the paint was off, it was clear that only a full restoration
would suffice
Daughter Alexandra in 1992. Now she’s old enough to drive the car and will eventually inherit it
As a friend said, “You’re not erasing originality here. It has
already been painted, reupholstered and the engine rebuilt more
than once. All that you are doing is creating a new chapter in
this car’s life.”
Dad and Bradley in a calmer moment, before Bradley’s jacket went flying from the car at 80 mph
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Fresh as the day it was born
Sports Car Market

You Write We Read
All letters are subject to editing. Please address correspondence to SCM, P.O. Box 4797, Portland, OR 97208.
Fax 503.253.2234, e-mail: youwrite@sportscarmarket.com
They are great fun. The normally aspirated cars can be near bulletproof — if well
cared for
Second-Gen RX-7 Love
To the Editor:
I couldn’t help but write after
reading the “Affordable Classic”
column in the latest SCM (June
2017, p. 44). I’ve owned two FCs,
and they are among the most
underappreciated Mazda rotary
cars. They lack the old-school
feel of the first-generation RX-7
and older rotaries, and they are
bereft of the near timeless design
and pure sports car engineering
of the third-generation RX-7.
However, they are great fun.
The normally aspirated cars can
be near bulletproof — if well
cared for. My first RX-7 made
it to 229,000 miles before being
stolen and could probably be
over 300,000 if I still had it. The
turbocharged variety gives some
extra torque down low where it
is needed (rotaries have never
been known as stump pullers).
There’s a great network of rotary
enthusiasts out there, and many
parts are even still available from
the dealer. With any luck, my current
1991 RX-7 Turbo II will be
back on the road soon. — Jerry
Harding, Tampa, FL
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SCM Takes It a Step
Too Far
To the Editor:
We would like to clear the air
regarding our recently purchased
Porsche 959, which was reviewed
in the April 2017 issue of Sports
Car Market magazine (Gooding
& Co. Scottsdale Market
Report, p. 141). The car was
Lot 42 at Gooding & Company,
Scottsdale, AZ.
There really aren’t any “mys-
teries surrounding this lot,” as
was described. The information
desk had an extensive binder of
all records for the car. According
to these records, the crankshaft
was found to be faulty and
needed to be replaced. While
this was done, the previous
owner decided to bring all
mechanical aspects up to factory
standards. This included
suspension, brakes, clutch and
exhaust. The work was done by
leading industry specialist Callas
Rennsport. We spoke with owner
Tony Callas, who described the
previous owner of the car as one
who never cut corners.
There is also no proof, record
or evidence of any front-end
bodywork. The panel tolerances
appear to be fully acceptable for
a 1980s carbon-fiber supercar.
We realize that you have
limited time to review each individual
car, and could not devote
the days of effort that we did in
performing due diligence. Please
take our comments for their
future reference value. Sports
Car Market is a well-respected
magazine, and printed statements
should probably be made on facts
with supporting evidence and not
on speculation.
We feel it is important to set
the record straight on this great
car. — Max Monahan, via email
Keith Martin responds: At an
editorial meeting about this car,
we emphasized that while our
reporters are Market Analysts,
they are not full-service appraisers.
In other words, a more
appropriate analysis of the car
would have been, “Appears to
have been repainted. Panel fit on
nose not up to typical Porsche
specs. Engine and clutch
reported rebuilt.” Thank you for
calling our attention to this.
It’s the Little Things
That Make You Crazy
To the Editor:
I enjoyed your April 25 blog
post (SCM Email Newsletter,
“It’s the Little Stuff that Makes
You Crazy,” April 25, 2017), but
I would love to be in your time
of “little stuff” rather than what
I’ve been dealing with. After
turning a bearing on my GTV’s
hot 2-liter motor (too enthusiastic
driver, I suspect), my friend
Steve rebuilt the engine at his
shop in northern California, and
I hauled it home.
I then enjoyed the refreshed
motor all of 800 miles before
a mystery washer that did not
come off the car found its way
into the #2 cylinder. I suspect
the washer fell into a carb while
it was on my workbench awaiting
the motor’s reinstallation.
Because the car is always run
with air filters, it’s that option —
or anti-Alfa leprechauns.
Now, for the third time in 12
years, the 2-liter motor is being
taken down to California for
another major repair. This time it
is getting Wes Ingram’s special-
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Ad Index
Aerovault ....................................................................123
Allard Motor Works LLC ............................................. 97
Art In Motion Concours d’Elegance ..........................133
Artcurial ........................................................................ 19
Aston Martin of New England ..................................... 45
Auto Kennel ................................................................147
Automobilia Monterey ...............................................168
Automotive Restorations Inc..............................102, 149
Autosport Designs Inc ................................................125
Autosport Groups .......................................................109
Barrett-Jackson ............................................................. 21
Bennett Law Office ....................................................104
Beverly Hills Car Club ...............................................152
BMW Car Club of America, Inc. ...............................121
Bonhams / UK .............................................................. 27
Bortz Auto Collection ................................................... 82
Can-Am Cars Ltd ....................................................... 116
Canepa ........................................................................151
Cars, Inc. .................................................................39, 41
Centerline Alfa Parts................................................... 117
Central Classic Cars ...................................................126
Chequered Flag International .....................................137
Chevs of the 40’s ........................................................139
Classic Showcase.......................................................... 62
Concorso Italiano.......................................................... 28
Copley Motorcars ......................................................... 18
Dobson Motorsport.....................................................160
Dragone Classic Motorcars Inc. ................................... 36
Driversource Houston LLC ........................................8–9
European Collectibles................................................. 113
Evans Cooling Systems Inc. ......................................... 25
Exotic Classics ............................................................129
Fantasy Junction ........................................................... 43
Ferrari Financial Services ...........................................127
Foreign Cars Italia ...................................................... 115
Forest Grove Concours................................................. 83
Fourintune Garage Inc ................................................153
Gaudin Porsche of Las Vegas ..................................... 117
Girardo & Co ................................................................ 23
Gooding & Company ................................................. 2, 3
Greensboro Auto Auction ...........................................145
Grundy Insurance ......................................................... 77
GT Motor Cars LLC ...................................................135
Gullwing Group ..........................................................140
Gullwing Motor Cars, Inc. .........................................145
Hamann Classic Cars ................................................... 55
Heggen Law Office, P.C. ............................................130
Heritage Classics .......................................................... 59
High Mountain Classics .............................................124
Holt Motorsports Inc ..................................................163
Holyland1000 Tour ....................................................... 35
Hyman, LTD ............................................................... 119
Ideal Classic Cars ................................................... 10–11
Intercity Lines ............................................................... 49
JC Taylor .....................................................................105
JJ Best Banc & Co ......................................................167
John Starkey Cars ......................................................... 42
Kevin Kay Restorations ............................................... 93
Kidston .......................................................................... 13
Kinekt .........................................................................168
Kurt Tanner Motorcars ............................................... 116
LBI Limited ................................................................133
Legendary Motorcar Company ..................................153
Lory Lockwood ............................................................ 91
Macy’s Garage Ltd. ....................................................155
McCollister’s Auto Transport ....................................... 51
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center .................................... 33
Mercedes-Benz Museum GmbH ................................. 94
Mershon’s World Of Cars...........................................157
Miller’s Mercedes Parts, Inc ......................................163
Motorcar Classics .......................................................159
Motorcar Gallery ........................................................151
Motorsport Auction Group LLC ................................101
New England Auto Auction .......................................147
New England Concours LLC ....................................... 52
Northwest European ...................................................131
P21S Auto Care Products ...........................................137
Park Place LTD ............................................................. 95
Passport Transport ........................................................ 61
Paul Russell And Company ........................................123
Pebble Beach RetroAuto .............................................. 20
Plycar Automotive Logistics ........................................ 37
Porsche Classic Parts - Porsche NA ............................. 47
Premier Sports Cars ....................................................158
Prince Vintage, LTD. .................................................... 57
Putnam Leasing ..........................................................180
QuickSilver Exhausts Ltd...........................................107
Race Ramps .................................................................. 63
Reliable Carriers ........................................................... 87
RM Sotheby’s ........................................................4-5, 29
Robert Glover LTD.....................................................143
Ronald McDonald House ...........................................161
Russo and Steele LLC ................................................6–7
SCM Monterey Auction Tours ...................................177
SCM Monterey Insider’s Seminar .............................141
SCM Platinum Auction Database ..............................157
Scuderia Rampante Inc. ..............................................179
Sports Car Classics - SL Klassics ..............................111
Sports Car Shop ..........................................................127
Swissvax International ................................................. 31
Symbolic International ................................................. 17
The Stable, Ltd. ............................................................ 53
The Werk Shop ...........................................................169
Tony Labella Classic Cars ..........................................169
Vintage Motors of Sarasota ........................................103
Vintage Rallies ............................................................125
VintageAutoPosters.com ............................................143
Watchworks ................................................................168
Welsh Enterprises, Inc. ...............................................135
West Coast Classics, LLC ..........................................140
White Post Restorations .............................................153
Worldwide Group ......................................................... 15
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I’ve attached some photographs of my 1949 Fiat
Stanguellini with Motto aluminum body. I bought that car
about 20 years ago from a German citizen living in Italy
design CP Carrillo pistons and
Darstan liners. The positive
side of this sad story is that the
new pistons and liners will add
power. And I have learned to
double-check the carbs before I
put them on the engine.
So, Keith, while I used to
be able to relate to your blog,
it is no longer the little stuff
that is driving me crazy. It’s the
big, expensive stuff. My horror
story might be a reason to keep
motors stock, or close to it, but
all it takes is one fast run with
a well-built 7,000 rpm engine
and the pain vanishes — at least
temporarily. — Gary Williams,
Washougal, WA
Keith Martin responds:
Gary, thanks for your note.
I feel your pain. However,
let me say that the path to “little
things” has been strewn with
boulders rather than pebbles.
My 1958 Giulietta Sprint Veloce
that “needed nothing” required
a complete engine, transmission
and rear-end rebuild.
My Giulia Super with a
“rebuilt 1750” now has a fresh
2-liter engine after the 1750 was
rebuilt and grenaded itself. The
Sprint Speciale that was in dry
storage for 30 years and had a
frozen engine “that would surely
turn over after a little Mystery
Oil was squirted into the cylinders”
turned out to have blown
its head gasket just before it was
put away for three decades.
Imagine what the internals of
that engine looked like.
And most recently, the Bugeye
Sprite I bought with a “needs
nothing” 948-cc engine now has
a fresh 1,275-cc engine in it as
the 948 was tuned for the track,
not for the street.
And those are just the cars
that are currently in the garage.
We are all in this together, and
none of our stories are unique.
A Gorgeous Fiat
Stanguellini
To the Editor:
I just read in the 2017 May
issue that a Fiat Stanguellini with
a Scaglione-designed Bertone
body won the Grand Marshal’s
Award at Boca Raton (May 2017,
“Boca Hits a Milestone,” p. 60).
I’ve attached some
photographs of my 1949
Fiat Stanguellini with Motto
aluminum body. I bought that
car about 20 years ago from a
German citizen living in Italy.
The car is illustrated in the
Stanguellini history book, and it
is well known in the Stanguellini
family. One photo shows the car
at Villa d’Este.
One photo shows the car at
a race in Italy with its previous
front grille. Other photos show
the day the car crossed the Swiss
border for the first time in 1951
(the new front grille was modified
by the owner, according to
a certified letter). The clock, on
one photo, is the prize the car
won at the Concours d’Elegance
in Lucerne in 1951.
The Motto-bodied coupe is
based on a modified 1939 Fiat
508 Berlina chassis. It still has
the original engine that was reconditioned
at the Stanguellini
workshop in Modena. The
gearbox is a 4-speed Fiat on top
of which a 2-speed (short/long)
transfer box has been added.
As far as I could reconstitute
the history, I should be the 11th
owner. Before me, the nephew
of World Motorcycle Champion
Luigi Taveri owned the car and
saved it from destruction. —
Claude F. Sage, via email ♦
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Time Pieces by Alex Hofberg
Just a few months back, “Time
Pieces” offered a history of a famous
first-generation, self-winding calendar
chronograph known as the Zenith El
Primero (January 2017, p. 40).
The Zenith El Primero was intro-
duced to the world in 1969. Given its
status as a groundbreaking design, any
watch utilizing the El Primero caliber
is noteworthy.
The Movado Datron HS360 Sub-
Sea watch not only features that El
Primero movement, but is also fitted
with solid gold. Because the watch
is labeled “Movado” — rather than
Zenith or Rolex — it is a terrific value
in the marketplace.
Movado, founded in 1881 as LAI
Ditescheim & Freres SA in La Chauxde-Fonds,
Switzerland, by Léopold
Achille Isidore Ditesheim, made topquality
pocket and wrist watches well
into the early 1960s.
Movado made watches on a qualita-
tive par with any of the great Swiss watchmaking houses.
Movado is now most often associated with a rather simple, round,
black-dial watch first conceived by Bauhaus. Influenced heavily by
designer Nathan George Horwitt, it had only a pair of hands and a
round gold disk on the upper part of the dial, reportedly representing
the sun in an open sky. It is commonly known as “The Museum
Watch,” and was famously added to the permanent collection of the
Museum of Modern Art
in New
Details
Production date: 1970
Best place to wear one: This is a watch
to match up with a 1970 Mercedes
280SE 3.5 cabriolet
Ratings (
Rarity:
Durability:
Parts/service availability:
Cool factor:
is best):
York City.
Many watch collectors dismiss
Movado as a fashion watch brand —
yet looking further back reveals a
rich history of exemplary products.
Like many Swiss firms,
Movado was caught up in the
electronic-watch crisis of the early
1970s — and faced a few changes
of ownership and direction.
In 1969, Movado became a mem-
Neat Stuff by Jim Pickering
Take It to the Track
Slot Mods is known
for its high-end,
extremely detailed
slot-car tracks, which
when custom built can
run upwards of $50,000.
If that’s not in your carguy
budget, maybe this
is: The company has
just released its madeto-order
Super Sport
Raceway, which for $2,295 brings typical Slot Mods quality to a
four-foot-by-eight-foot package. The track is equidistant in length,
has tight and challenging corners, LED lighting, hand-painted
skid marks and safety curbs, and comes with professional-grade
controllers. Two 1:32-scale Trans-Am cars are included: a 1969
Ford Mustang and a 1970 Chevrolet Camaro. From settling scores
to just having fun, living-room racing glory awaits. Learn more at
www.slotmods.com.
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Keep Time with a Classic
Marshall
Buck, SCM’s “In
Miniature” columnist,
has expanded
CMA Models’ business
into the world
of classic-autothemed
watches.
Vintage Automotive
Timepieces is a new
venture designed
to offer only the
best in classic-autothemed
timekeeping. His focus is on genuine collector’s items,
ranging in age from 25 to 70 years old, acquired from collectors
around the globe. Each of the timepieces on offer is in great to
superb condition, and has been checked, cleaned and serviced. If
you’re looking for a unique automotive-themed watch before heading
off to that next driving event, check out www.vintagecartime.
com. ♦
Sports Car Market
The Movado Datron HS360 Sub-Sea Holy Grail
ber of the Mondia-Zenith-Movado holding
company. In 1971, the American
Zenith Radio Corporation took a majority
stake in the M-Z-M group. The
consolidation of the Swiss watchmaking
industry brought about interesting
cooperation — this being one — which
may represent one of Movado’s important
contributions to the marketplace.
The co-ownership of Movado and
Zenith allowed Movado to employ
Zenith’s El Primero movement. This
was not enormously successful from
a units-sold point. But the watch was
remarkably well designed — and has
come to be revered by watch collectors
as a “Holy Grail” for any comprehensive
watch collection.
This is a complicated presentation,
featuring a calendar window located at
12 o’clock, a narrow black tachymeter
ring around the outer perimeter, applied
gold stick markers and luminous tritium
stripes on the markers and hands.
The automatic chronograph movement, Caliber 3019PHC, is
reputed to be the first on the market.
The movement is an integrated design incorporating a 12-hour
recording stopwatch and calendar. The 31-jewel movement is designed
to run at a higher frequency than most of the watches of the
day — it beats 36,000 vibrations per hour — making the watch more
accurate and less prone to shock.
The 14k solid-gold, mono-bloc-designed case, with its gasket-
added screw back, is fitted with water-resistant round chronograph
push buttons and a similarly gasket-added crown. The combination
of technical features and the luxurious, solid case make this watch a
crossover of the day. It is great for dress or sporting events.
Although the solid-gold execution of the Movado Datron Sub-
Sea is fairly rare, it is also a terrific value given what comparable
Zenith watches bring in steel — let alone gold. An original, excellent-condition
example can be found well under $7,000.
If you are considering any watch with the El Primero movement,
buy one that a professional has recently and properly serviced. These
watches are highly complex, and parts are hard to find.

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In Miniature by Marshall Buck
1969–70 Ferrari Dino 246 GT “L-Series”
The best $365 I have ever
spent — on anything — was on
this model, which is the overall
best model of a Ferrari Dino
246 GT in any scale.
This is a fairly new 1:18-
scale limited-run release from
Kyosho of Japan. It is not easy
to find, but it is well worth
hunting down. There are two
colors to choose from. Kyosho
does not list how many they
are making, but these are definitely
limited, and each comes
mounted to an attractive black
base in an impressive gift box.
It is almost perfect, and I
can forgive what’s wrong, but
Model Details
Production date: 2016
Quantity: An estimated 250 to 500 each in
red and yellow
SCM five-star rating:
Overall quality:
Authenticity:
Overall value:
Web: www.acmediecast.com
(
is best)
here’s the list:
The front body/valance under
bumpers is flat black — it should
be body color. The inner grille
surround should be dull silver —
not flat black. The steering wheel
is great but has the wrong wood
rim with engraved spokes. The
wipers should be bright silver.
Speaking Volumes by Mark Wigginton
Stile Transatlantico/Transatlantic Style: A Romance of Fins
and Chrome
by Donald Osborne, 288 pages, Coachbuilt Press, $100 (Amazon,
paperback)
There couldn’t have been two worlds further apart than ravaged post-
World War II Italy and affluent America.
At the level of the automobile industries,
Italian manufacturing was nearly gone, although
small coachbuilders full of artisans and designers
survived.
At the same time, Detroit was making the
rapid switch from creating the world’s mightiest,
most relentless war machine to building cars
for returning troops, who were battle-tested and
hungry for the good life.
As Donald Osborne shows us —with the help
of fantastic images from Michael Furman — the
15-year period from the end of the World War II
to the beginning of the 1960s marked an organic,
energetic blending of the two worlds — creating
Stile Transatlantico.
American automobiles exuded “luxury, power
and success,” and they were revered in Italy. The
Italian coachbuilders paid homage to and refined American styling cues as
they produced coachwork for Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Cisitalia.
But it was a two-way street, as American designers, especially Virgil
Exner at Studebaker and later at Chrysler, understood the skills, vision and
elegance of work from Pinin Farina, Bertone and Giovanni Michelotti.
Meanwhile, the Italian design houses were absorbing the lessons of
American visionaries, such as Harley Earl.
In Stile Transatlantico/Transatlantic Style, Osborne (who really needs
no introduction if you read this magazine), with the help of contributions
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from collectors Corrado Lopresto and Don Williams, presents
a readable, thoughtful account of the period.
Osborne connects the dots from the flowing lines and
the subtle — and not-so-subtle — details of cars that define
a special era in automobile design. From fins to portholes,
from aerodynamic aspirations to rolling grandeur, the connections
are impossible to miss,
thanks to Osborne’s writing and
Furman’s beautiful images.
Best of all, the book is the or-
ganizing principle for museum exhibits.
One was recently concluded
in Turin, and one is coming to the
Blackhawk Automotive Museum
this July through September.
Provenance:
Osborne, a veteran SCM writer
and columnist, is beyond reproach
with his knowledge of the collector
car world, and his analysis of this
important intersection of Italian and
American design reflects his skills.
Fit and finish:
Furman’s photography is predictably lovely, showcasing the
flowing lines and details that define the great cars of the period.
Married with a simple layout that pairs the English and Italian
texts, it all works to tell the story.
Drivability:
Stile Transatlantico/Transatlantic Style is a very readable,
graduate-level course in post-war automotive design from an
influential professore, and it is well worth the tuition. ♦
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The model is resin with a metal base — it weighs a lot. The paint
on the perfectly shaped body is a smooth high gloss. Although the
model has no opening panels, it is complete and impressive in the
extent of detail inside and out. The numerous highlights include
the perfectly fitted correct window trim and gaskets, the tiny ventwindow
latches, the cap under one of the engine lid vents and the
decals on the exhaust tips.
Getting any information from Kyosho is impossible. To find one of
these models, check the sidebar details box or look on eBay. ♦

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Affordable Classic 1934 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Pickup
Shedding Its Former Life
The spirit of British Men in Sheds transformed aging luxury Rolls-Royces into
fire engines, buses, wreckers and pickup trucks
by Paul Hardiman
constructed and had the right
bones. Pre-war Rolls-Royces
had just the right ingredients:
deep,
riveted chassis, beefy
bolted-together axles and
big, low-revving and torquey
engines with, as one engineer
memorably put it, “bloody
great pistons going up and
down like bloody great lifts.”
Ladies and gentlemen, I
give you ye olde British improvised
breakdown truck.
From luxury to lorry
This phenomenon of riches
to workhorse was not limited
to old Rolls-Royces — and
they were transformed into
other valuable vehicles — not
just trucks. As well as being
built into armoured cars in
World War
chassis served as fire tenders,
charabancs and ice-cream
wagons.
A 1927 Sunbeam 25 hp
A useful hauler in a luxury package, acquired for $23,600
N
ecessity being the mother of invention, and Brits being a
nation of inveterate tinkerers, gave us “Men in Sheds” — a
breed whose inventor/engineer mentality has won fame for
fashioning functional devices out of parts that have no busi-
ness near each other.
Thus, it was natural that redundant cars would become recycled or
repurposed during and after World War II.
In the same way that Britain “dug for victory” in wartime, turning
over domestic gardens to vegetable plots to provide food for the family,
once that big old limousine had outlived its usefulness (and in any case
couldn’t be run due to petrol rationing) then why not convert it into a
much-needed utility that could do actual work?
At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, private cars were allocated
enough fuel to cover between 100 and 200 miles a month, while commercials
— including shooting brakes (station wagons) — got more.
By 1940, the government had all but banned sale of new cars to private
individuals — and added 33% purchase tax even if you could get one,
from which commercials were excused.
At the same time, large cars were requisitioned and turned into vans
and ambulances for the war effort.
After World War II, Britain was still short of new cars, so many of
these large, older cars were rebodied as station wagons. This is the reason
for the sudden explosion in the number of woodies on British roads at this
time. Petrol became available again for private use in 1945, although fuel
rationing continued until 1950.
So chopping that big old stately pile on wheels into something more
useful made sense to many of our men in sheds.
Any large passenger car was fair game, so long as it was massively
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(3.6-liter) sold at Brightwells’
first Bicester Heritage auction
on April 5, 2017, had once been a wrecker — complete with MorrisCommercial
cab. Even the famous Napier-Railton Brooklands Outer
Circuit record holder was once pressed into service as a parachute tester,
which is when it gained its rear disc brakes.
But Royces appear to have been the favourites.
At Alice Springs airport in Australia’s Northern Territory, there’s a
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost pickup in a glass case. Connellan Airways, the
local airline, owned the Rolls-Royce. After it was converted into a “ute,”
it was used to drag logs to smooth the ground for a runway.
Even the 1909 Silver Ghost in the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu,
was once a breakdown truck, having started life as a limousine.
And back to luxury
Many of these makeshift commercials have, over time, been converted
back to saloons with replica bodies after being discovered hidden away
in barns and lock-ups — just as rising values made restoration viable.
So it’s rather refreshing to find one that’s been left as a commercial —
and a rather nice period piece.
The 20/25 was one of Rolls-Royce’s smaller offerings. A logical pro-
gression from its first “owner driver” model, the 20HP, it was introduced
in 1929. With its larger 3,669-cc engine, it had better acceleration — and
with the right body could top 75 mph. Its substantial ladder-frame chassis
had an all-round semi-elliptic leaf-spring suspension, four-wheel drum
brakes and a mechanical servo.
The 20/25 remained in production until 1936, by which time some
3,827 are thought to have been sold, making it the company’s best-selling
model between the wars. Autocar magazine noted that it had “great
refinement of power, and a gentleness and quietness in doing its work,
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which makes results deceptive.”
So there were plenty of donors about. Our pickup, chassis GRC48,
was taken off test on April 30, 1934, and originally bodied as a saloon
by Rippon.
Converted into a pickup after World War II, it served as a delivery
vehicle for a London brewery during the 1960s. Presumably the doors
were left off due to the frequent stops at pubs.
I’m not quite sure what the old bill would say now about the chains
instead of doors providing “security” for the occupants, but it all keeps
the weight down, and I should think that with a body this minimal, it
would go rather well.
Royces of this era are a tactile pleasure to drive, with a beautifully
engineered and very mechanical feel to the controls, including fluid
steering and decent brakes for the time. Post-1932, 20/25s even have
synchromesh on the top two gears, although you still take your time
shifting ratios (“two, three, change firmly but sympathetically,” while
feeling in the next gear). Once you’re in top, you more or less leave it
there.
Our 20/25 was sold to a German collector in 1994 and an Austrian
museum three years later, where it was restored. That time in the museum
probably saved it from being made back into a saloon. The pickup
body was well done, so this Royce is a sturdy-looking construction
with reinforced sides that would still be perfect as a brewery dray.
It has stood the test of time well, although the American-style head-
lights are a mystery.
Our Rolls-Royce pickup was good value too: it sold for $23,600 at
H&H Imperial War Museum Duxford on March 29, 2017, against a
$25k–$30k estimate, which was less than a 1933 20/25 in the same sale
wearing a rather tired-looking limousine body.
To put it in perspective, a 20/25 Tourer from the same year sold
for $46k, which was about right. That car had been rebodied in the
mid-1980s with barrel-sided Barker-style coachwork. This is what in
all likelihood would have happened to our pickup — had it not been
tucked out of the way for the past 20 years.
At this price there’s every chance our pickup could still be made back
into a saloon or more likely a tourer, but its charm, condition, and the fact
that there’s plenty more donor fodder — such as that tired limo — means
our 20/25 pickup will probably survive.
I hope so. It’s a charming old thing, still really useful even though it’s
83 years old — and a reminder of bygone times. ♦
Details
Years produced: 1929–36, although many of the conversions to working trucks happened during World War
II and shortly afterwards.
Price when new: £3,500 ($17,500 in 1934 U.S. dollars!)
Number produced: 3,827 (not all of these cars were converted)
Current SCM Median Valuation: $49,000 (for a non-converted car)
Pros: Fun to drive, can haul almost anything, a historical relic and it will get lots of attention wherever it goes
Cons: People will ask why you don’t turn your perfectly good pickup back into a stuffy limo
Best place to drive one: On a country road, with several kegs of beer in the back
Worst place to drive one: Into a shop that will turn this pickup back into a Rolls-Royce car
A typical owner is: Living the dream of every British Man in a Shed
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Collecting Thoughts Valuing a Parts Project
A Do-It-Yourself Jaguar E-Type
An E-type in parts and boxes could be a good deal — if the buyer has the
skills to put it back together again
by Miles Collier
early E-type to their own exacting standards….”
Minds immediately flash to scenes of Dad with his
pipe, lovingly setting valve lash, while Junior polishes
an aluminum cam cover. Mom is stitching up a new
Bridge of Weir leather seat cover, while Sis is preparing
a brew-up and biscuits. Rover is curled up by the fire
gnawing on a shift knob.
What could possibly go wrong?
Hidden problems eat money
It is axiomatic in the old-car world that we should
buy the best possible example we can afford of the car
we want. Hard experience has proven time after time
that great deals at the buy stage often later cast grim
shadows over our bank accounts.
Invariably, as the bargain car gives up its squalid
secrets, the surprises are three to one on the bad side.
Relatively soon, it becomes apparent why the price was
so low, and that further, the seductive low price would
have been too high had the car been free.
It is also axiomatic that being the successor restorer
to a partially completed project creates complications
around questions of what, exactly, was done back in the
day — and to what level of quality.
Often, the only truly safe way to proceed is to strip
and redo the work.
Certainly, no knowledgeable shop will willingly
$48k to start. How much to finish?
fell nicely within the range. The Jaguar E-type is one of the most-complete packages
from the world of 1960s automobiles. With a 150 mph top speed, disc brakes all around,
rack-and-pinion steering, creature comforts wall to wall, and sensuous, snaky looks to
die for, the E-type is a collectible favorite and milestone accomplishment for Jaguar.
The ever-vainglorious Enzo Ferrari called the XKE “the most beautiful car ever
O
made.”
The current SCM Pocket Price Guide reports that the median price for our subject
car’s make and model is $131,000. I can even recall exceptional transactions north of
$400,000.
So why the low estimate and price? Well, the car has been in a basket since 1983.
Oh, and it had substantial rust that required the installation of new cockpit and
rear-deck floors from Martin Robey Engineering — a noted Jaguar restorer, and an aftermarket
supplier of original (and aftermarket) Jaguar, and Jaguar Daimler Heritage
Trust parts.
Presumably, the auctioneer wouldn’t have invoked the Martin Robey name with
respect to supplying parts 30 years ago unless Martin Robey’s reputation added appreciable
pixie dust to the sale.
Here’s the summary of the sale: pay $50,000 for a do-it-yourself 1962 Jaguar coupe
kit that has been started and abandoned during the 1980s. Based on SCM’s median
value, you have $80,000 of headroom to complete the job.
From dream to nightmare?
Unlike most basket-case deals, this transaction is not a clear winner or loser. Clearly,
the hook that H&H were counting on may be found in the last sentence of their catalog
description: “This car represents an exciting opportunity for someone to restore an
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ur subject 1962 Jaguar E-type sold for $48,290, including all taxes and
commissions, at H&H Auctioneers’ Imperial War Museum sale in
Duxford, England, on March 29, 2017.
The auction was estimated at $38,000 to $51,000, and the price realized
accept responsibility for work of unknown quality. For
when the worst happens, as it surely will, the current
shop will face an unhappy client, finger-pointing and
potential legal action.
Bottom line, half-done jobs, even completed assem-
blies, aren’t really done at all. The wise buyer gives no
credit for that “freshly rebuilt engine” the former owner
completed five years ago.
Likewise, a disassembled engine, despite its parts
being visible, should be viewed as no more than junk —
unless the buyer can truly inspect critical components
by cleaning, mag checking and measuring for wear
tolerances.
I’ve never heard of a seller willing to let a buyer go
through all that rigmarole. Why? How does the seller
know the parts deemed “junk” by inspection were, in
fact, his parts? These deals are strictly caveat emptor —
and caveat vendor.
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A ray of welcome light
Significantly, the owner who started the restoration back in the mid-1980s had a
hobby of constructing racing and aerobatic aircraft. He later turned that hobby into a
business.
Hence, here is a rational explanation for the lack of progress on his Jaguar that doesn’t
involve incompetence. The bad news, that our subject is an abandoned project, lies in
opposition to the good news — that an aerospace-quality fabricator did the work.
Because racing and aerobatic aircraft are notoriously intolerant of mechanical and
fabrication error, there is a distinct possibility that all work performed was to exacting
standards.
The catalog description also tells us that the three major mechanical units (engine,
transmission and rear end) were “rejuvenated” by the selfsame engineer vendor.
While we have seen licensed airframe and powerplant mechanics perform me-
chanical mayhem on automobiles (airplanes and automobiles being rather different),
there is a chance that the three powertrain assemblies will be usable.
It’s been a long time
The 30-plus years that this project languished apart in boxes is bad news. Our
subject E-type had been reduced to tens, if not hundreds, of separate components —
which may or may not have been properly cataloged and stored against reassembly.
The chances of a collection of hundreds of components remaining intact over 30
years are vastly less than a complete automobile remaining intact.
I might propose a law of old-car physics: The probability that all the bits to a dis-
assembled car are present is inversely proportional to the number of parts and the
duration of the disassembly. By normal standards, lots of bits in boxes for over 30 years
gives us almost no probability everything is there.
According to another law of old-car physics, there is precisely zero probability that
any original pieces that haven’t yet been properly reproduced for the Jaguar restoration
market are still there.
These items typically consist of decorative trim that is prohibitively costly to repro-
duce. Consequently, good original parts are totally impossible to find. Of course, these
trim parts are always located on the most prominent place in the car, so anyone who
looks can see that the critical part is missing.
And yet …
Offsetting good news for this car is that it has been
moldering in the same barn since 1990. While there was
plenty of opportunity for things to vanish prior to 1990,
the assembled driveline components improve the possibility
for relative completeness.
Twenty-seven years in one spot, subject to the auc-
tion house’s inventory and packing, at least offers some
slender hope that nothing desperate is lost.
So what can we make of this transaction?
This is a case where our subject E-type is either a
pretty good deal or not so much, depending on the buyer.
By handing the whole shebang over to JD Classics,
the English Jaguar specialists, our buyer can guarantee
a magnificent E-type.
Alas,
the shop will also make short work of the
$80,000 headroom in the deal and, through sheer necessity,
a whole lot more.
By contrast, for the buyer who has the requisite
skills, facilities and determination to do the work himself
as a recreational hobby, this project could be very
well bought. ♦
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Legal Files John Draneas
A Truckload of Trouble
It’s a small world these days. When you sell a car or truck, remove anything
that links you to the vehicle
who to call to unclog it.” The photo of the truck
came on the screen, and an announcer explained
how one of the old Mark-1 Plumbing trucks had
become an anti-aircraft firing weapon on the
front line in Syria. Zooming in on the door, the
announcer pointed out “Mark’s company logo and
his phone number, still clear as day on the side of
that truck.”
The road to Aleppo
How did this plumbing truck end up becoming
such a famous terrorist weapon? If you haven’t
noticed, the world has gotten a lot smaller.
The dealer decided it didn’t want to inventory
A Texas plumber’s life was turned upside down after his former truck fell into the hands of jihadists
M
ark Oberholtzer is the owner of a successful Texas plumbing
company: Mark-1 Plumbing. One of the company’s
plumbing trucks, a 2005 Ford F-250 pickup, had reached
the end of its useful life. So Oberholtzer took it to the
nearby AutoNation Ford Gulf Freeway dealership and traded it in on a
new 2012 Ford F-250 pickup.
Fourteen months later, Oberholtzer was traveling when he received
a frantic call from his secretary. She reported that the company’s old
2005 F-250 truck was all over the news — and the phone was ringing
off the hook with angry callers.
News stories were showing a picture of their old truck with an anti-
aircraft gun mounted in the bed, fighting on the front lines near Aleppo,
Syria. Its new owners, the Ansar al-Din jihadists, were using it to shoot
up their victims. Mark-1’s name and phone number were still on the
door of the truck, clear as a bell, prominently displayed in the photos.
By the end of the day, the Mark-1 office had received over 1,000
phone calls from angry citizens all around the country. The callers
threatened violence, property damage, injury and death — all directed
at Mark-1, its employees and their families.
Oberholtzer quickly returned to the office, and met four agents from
Homeland Security. He was not allowed to leave the premises for the
duration of their two-hour investigation. The Homeland Security agents
accepted his explanation that he had traded the truck for a new one long
ago.
The agents left with the ominous warning that “there are crazy
people out there” and he should be careful to “protect himself at all
times.”
Mark-1 employees were shaken and feared for their lives.
Oberholtzer shut the business down completely for seven days — at a
loss of substantial revenues — and left town for a long week to escape
the situation.
Paparazzi and fame
Mark-1 staffers became instant celebrities. Local and national TV
stations and reporters kept asking for interviews, videotaped them in
their personal vehicles — and showed up at their homes for surprise
interviews.
The story had gained so much traction that it became the subject of
the opening segment on the final episode of “The Colbert Report” TV
show, watched by almost 2.5 million viewers.
The story was dubbed “Texan’s Truck in Syria.” Colbert told viewers
that Syria “is going down the toilet, but for the first time, they know
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the truck, so they just sent it to the local auto auction.
The high bidder at the auction was a small
dealer in Houston, who put it on his lot and listed
it on his website.
The Houston dealer received an inquiry from a
purchaser in Turkey who wanted to buy this and another truck — and
promised to send money and a transporter to pick them up.
For many of us, this is now starting to sound like a common Internet
scam where the money never comes but the seller gets fleeced somehow.
But unbelievably, the money and the transporter did come, the paperwork
got done, and the truck was exported from Houston to Mersin,
Turkey. From there, it’s about a five-hour drive to Aleppo.
Litigation ensues
So one’s first question might be, why would Oberholtzer be so dumb
as to leave the signs on the truck? The answer to that question is at the
core of the resulting lawsuit.
Oberholtzer’s story was that he started to remove the signs when
he traded in the truck. The AutoNation salesman stopped him and expressed
worry that he might damage the paint. The salesman said the
dealership had a special solvent that would be better for the removal
— and that they would take care of it.
Obviously, they didn’t take care of it, and the truck went on its jour-
ney with its signage intact.
Mark-1 filed suit against the dealer, alleging liability for negligence,
fraud, misrepresentation, libel, appropriation of trade name and violation
of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Oberholtzer sought
damages of over $1 million.
Tricky legal theories
The most obvious claim is the one that was not made — breach of
contract. Oberholtzer claimed that the salesman agreed to remove the
signage but failed to do so. That would pretty clearly be a breach of contract.
However, “Legal Files” sees two major problems with that claim:
First, the sale agreement Oberholtzer signed contained a mandatory
arbitration provision that would apply to all claims involving the purchase
transaction. That would have likely forced the breach-of-contract
claim into arbitration. A purchaser in Oberholtzer’s position is generally
better off in court than in arbitration.
Second, damages in a breach-of-contract action could be limited.
When a party to a contract fails to do something they promised to do,
damages are usually what it costs to have someone else do it. That
wouldn’t have been much at all in this case. The bad things that happened
here are all indirect and fall into the category of “consequential
damages.” To be recoverable, consequential damages have to be foreseeable,
and many contracts provide that consequential damages are not
recoverable at all.
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So Oberholtzer and his attorney probably believed he had to cast
his claims in the negligence and fraud realm to cover both those bases.
And, once he did that, it got him into the Deceptive Trade Practices
Act, which has the added bonus of entitling him to recover his attorney
fees incurred in the litigation, which would not have been recoverable
any other way.
Foreseeable harm?
No matter the nature of the claim, the main issue has to be the fore-
seeability of the harm. It isn’t enough to connect all the dots and have
them lead from the failure to remove the signage to the truck being
featured on “The Colbert Report.” Even though it was an unbroken
chain, the law requires more.
To be actionable, the harm has to be something that a reasonable
person standing in the defendant’s shoes could reasonably predict
would occur as a result of their failure to do what they should have
done. It isn’t all that clear that foreseeability would stretch all the way
from Texas to Aleppo.
If it’s too far a stretch, then it isn’t actionable.
So what would a reasonable person predict here? If the truck had
been used to defraud innocent plumbing customers, and they believed
they were dealing with Mark-1, sure, that’s foreseeable. But could someone
have predicted, at the time of the failure to remove the signage, all
of what actually happened afterward? That would take a pretty vivid
imagination. If it had to be too vivid, the damages would be too remote
from the negligence, and therefore not recoverable.
Outcome and lessons
The litigation was settled before trial in a confidential settlement.
We have no way of knowing the terms of the settlement, but it does
seem apparent that a settlement was a good idea for both parties.
Oberholtzer, Mark-1 and its employees went through a lot because of
their unexpected notoriety.
If a jury believed that the salesman promised to remove the signage
from the truck, the dealer could have been hit with a huge damage
claim. But Mark-1 faced the risk that the harm was too unpredictable at
the time of the error — and then recover nothing.
Worse yet, Mark-1 could have won the case and then lost it on appeal,
with the appellate court reversing the jury verdict due to a lack of
What would a reasonable person predict
here? If the truck had been used to defraud
innocent plumbing customers, and they
believed they were dealing with Mark-1,
sure, that’s foreseeable. But could someone
have predicted, at the time of the failure
to remove the signage, all of what actually
happened afterward?
foreseeability. That would have resulted in a huge legal bill with nothing
to show for it.
What we can all take from this case is this:
When we sell a car, we should remove everything we can from the
car that identifies us in any way. Seeing your signage on a terrorist truck
is not very likely, but documents, receipts and other items that identify
you can lead to undesirable contacts from future purchasers or users.
It pays to take the time to sanitize the vehicle yourself, as you can’t
really trust anyone else to do it for you. ♦
JOHN DRANEAS is an attorney in Oregon. His comments are general
in nature and are not intended to substitute for consultation with an
attorney. He can be reached through www.draneaslaw.com.
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Unconventional Wisdom Donald Osborne
Contrary Motion
Old cars demand to be driven, but I don’t have enough time to really enjoy
a larger collection
At the time I write this, the
old cars in the household number
three and two halves. There are a
pair of 1960 Fiats — a 500D and
a 1500 OSCA Pinin Farina coupe
— along with a 1952 Alfa Romeo
AR51 “Matta” utility. The halves
are a 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230
5-speed manual in Palm Springs
and a 1987 Fiat Panda 750CL in
Bergamo, Italy.
Before long, however, the
Cinquecento will find a new home,
and I’m certain the Alfa “jeep” will
do the same.
The Mercedes, as a drop top,
is always in regular use in sunny
Southern California, and the Fiat
OSCA coupe is a blast
beautiful, rare and special. Do I
really need any more than that pair?
In the near view, I’m leaning
1960 Fiat 1500 OSCA Pinin Farina coupe — beautiful, rare and a blast to drive. What more do you need?
I
seem to be pulled in two very different directions at the moment. I
am enjoying the discovery of cars every day — gaining the experience
of seeing and driving cars I’d never had the chance to before.
When that happens, I begin to consider what it would be like to
own that car and spend real time with it. On the other hand, I am also
grateful for my work — which increasingly pulls me away from home
and onto the road for appraisal inspections, restoration supervision,
finding cars for clients or presentations at events.
That means that I often cannot drive the few old cars I have, which
is unfair to the cars and disappointing for me. We relocated to the
Southern California desert eight years ago from New York. One of the
chief reasons for the move was so I could abandon the strictures of an
“old car season” and enjoy the delights of vintage motoring all year
long.
Old cars hate to sit.
It’s a fact that the cars we complain most about are those which have
been least driven. These cars need — demand — maintenance, even if
they’re not regularly on the road.
The service schedule for most cars built in the 1960s seem insane
when compared to today’s almost maintenance-free models. Go back
further in automotive time, and service intervals can be counted in
hundreds rather than thousands of miles.
Yes, you can have too many cars
Whether you live in warm, cold, dry or wet climates, each will have
its mean way with a car that remains parked. Looking back over the
collector cars I’ve owned, I discovered a certain pattern.
I most often had five cars at a time, sometimes four — and once
six. The intersection of finances and storage space limits the number
of cars in my collection. The maximum was reached when I held at one
time four Lancias — an Ardea, a Flaminia Pinin Farina coupe, a Fulvia
Sport and a Scorpion — along with a Maserati Quattroporte III and a
Simca 1000 Bertone coupe.
I now find it difficult to fathom the madness that entailed and marvel
that I was home enough to ever use them.
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towards answering “no.”
Temptation always lurks
Of course, I’m also about to leave for a month of work in Italy in-
cluding the Mille Miglia, Concorso Villa d’Este, the RM Sotheby’s sale
and countless visits to automotive friends, collections, dealers, restoration
shops and museums. Some new treasure is bound to tempt my will
and bank account.
But as my heart rate rises and my breath grows short at the sight of
yet another fantastic fuoriserie masterpiece — a jewel from the artistic
soul of one great carrozzeria or another — I will close my eyes, drop my
arms to my sides and breathe deeply. Then I will try to remember that
no matter how marvelous this car might be, it can’t manufacture more
hours in the day or days in the week for me to use it.
This doesn’t mean I can’t dream and imagine what it would be like
to be its caretaker — even for a while.
Friends share the joy
But I’ve learned a great lesson from many of my friends in the old-
car business — that one of the most useful perks is the proximity to
and availability of other people’s terrific cars. I’ve been blessed with
friends, clients, colleagues and acquaintances who regularly offer me
the opportunity to get behind the wheel and experience their prized
possessions.
It could be a drive in the Mille Miglia or a turn around the block,
but every chance is gratefully accepted and relished. Recent offers to
drive have ranged from a pre-World War I Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost to a
Ferrari 250 LM. Both cars are sure to change my life perspective — and
equally unlikely to ever be in my budget to own. But there’s the beauty
in it — I can be with cars like these but not have to feel guilty that I’m
ignoring them or giving them less than they deserve by leaving them
languishing in my own garage.
They don’t have to be that exotic or valuable, either.
I’ve relished the drives I’ve had in Alfa Giuliettas, Porsche 356s,
Mercedes-Benz 230SLs and Jaguar XK 120s. And best of all, I’m doing
my friends and their cars a favor as well — every minute an old car gets
to spend more time in the sunshine rolling down the road rather than
sitting under a cover in a dark garage is a gift to all involved. ♦
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Feature 2017 La Jolla Concours
Getting It Right for 13 Years
The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance tweaks the formula with a great spot
and hidden-gem cars
Story and photos by Mark Moskowitz
tured. He got a giddy surprise when
his trip to the podium netted him
event sponsor LPL Summit’s Most
Elegant Award.
Donnie Crevier’s 1963 Ferrari 400
Superamerica coupe was recognized
as Most Outstanding Post-War Car.
Wind-tunnel-tested,
designed and powered with a 340hp
V12 engine, this extremely rare
Ferrari
is the
embodiment of the
Commendatore’s greatness.
It is also the achievable alternative
to Crevier’s dream car, the Ferrari
250 GTO.
Best of Show was Ron and Sandra
Hansen’s yellow 1921 Model A
Duesenberg. It is the third production
Duesenberg, and 12,000 hours
were devoted to the restoration of
the
Fleetwood-bodied
Best British Sports Car: Ned Scudder’s AC 289 Sports
C
Details
oncours are often somewhat formulaic.
They frequently feature tours and parties to enjoy — or
endure. Where one can see and be seen all goes into the mix.
They vary little from year to year.
For the real gearhead enthusiast, it’s about the main event: the car
show. And the car show is all about the cars, the location and the experience.
The 13th Annual La Jolla Concours d’ Elegance on April 7–9 got
it right.
Ellen Browning Scripps Park is an ideal venue. It is a stone’s throw
from the opulent village of La Jolla, and it occupies a narrow strip of
land on the scenic, rocky shore of the Pacific Ocean.
This beautiful spot has no difficulty accommodating the 125 show
cars, 23 vendor and hospitality tents, two large wine-tasting areas, the
stage and an estimated 10,000 people.
Nearly two dozen vintage aircraft performed often-breathtaking
flybys, and Publisher Martin returned for his eighth year as emcee.
The field was filled with hidden gems — so even the usual was
unusual.
Renowned Shelby expert Ned Scudder brought the sixth Cobra he
has owned. Actually, it wasn’t a Cobra. AC had developed and shipped
a more sophisticated coil-spring chassis for the 427 Cobra, which was
the big-bore U.S. model. Some of those
special chassis — 26 in all — were held
back and mated to the lighter-weight Ford
289-ci V8 engine for Europeans who
were reluctant to pay the extra tax associated
with the bigger powerplant.
Scudder’s AC 289 Sports, one of seven
Plan ahead: The next La Jolla
Concours d’Elegance is scheduled
for April 6–8, 2018
Where: The Ellen Browning Scripps
Park, 1133 Coast Blvd., La
Jolla, CA
Admission: $60 in advance
Judging standard: ICJAG
(International Chief Judge
Advisory Group
Web: www.lajollaconcours.com
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left-hand-drive models, was judged Best
British Sports Car.
Roy Sayles had anticipated a third-
place trophy for his 1929 Bianchi S8. It
featured Graber coachwork and was the
only open car among the 250 manufac-
Roy Sayles and his 1929 Bianchi S8, winner of event sponsor LPL Summit’s
Most Elegant Award
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dual-cowl
phaeton.
Packard was the featured marque,
and the Southern California collector
community went above and beyond to ensure a successful show.
Rarely seen Packards, including the 1934 Packard Twelve LeBaron
Speedster of General William Lyons and Richard Stephens — and the
former Phil Hill 1927 Packard 343 Murphy convertible sedan, were
among the award winners.
The Kellogg Family created a great lunch for tour participants on
the only private sandy beach in San Diego County — and displayed the
Packard 1–35 Touring that the family purchased 102 years ago. It was a
deserving winner of the This Car Matters Award.
Another notable among the 24 Packards on the field was the 1930
726 Touring from Lynne and Steve Wheeler’s garage. It was restored
45 years ago, and Steve had attended its first Monterey showing with
his dad.
It seemed fitting that Packard expert Robert Escalante was recog-
nized as Restorer of the Year. Escalante, a gregarious sort, whose credo
is “It’s got to be fun,” is serious about preservation. He has worked on
Packards since 1970, and he became boss and owner of his shop in 1983.
Yes, La Jolla does a concours with the right cars, planning and
people. Find out for yourself next year. ♦
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Feature 2017 Benedict Castle Concours
On the Road to Redemption
The Benedict Castle Concours celebrates
great cars — and once-troubled teenagers
reclaiming their lives
The “Mulholland Speedster,” based on a Packard 1401C, was the star attraction
Story and photos by Carl Bomstead
W
Details
hen is a concours not about the cars?
Well, when it’s about people as well.
That’s how it was at the 4th Annual Benedict Castle Concours, which
took place March 26 at a historic former monastery in Riverside, CA.
The castle was completed in 1931 as the residence for Charles Benedict, with 19 rooms
consuming 10,000 square feet. It later served as a monastery.
Today, it is home to Teen Challenge, a faith-based program that provides assistance
for young people who have been addicted to drugs and alcohol.
The students serve a variety of roles throughout the concours, and they were very
open and willing to discuss their goals and aspirations. This is a far cry from where
they were prior to entering the program.
More than 80% of the Teen Challenge students return to productive lives, which is
impressive.
The concours founder is Nicole Meguiar, daughter of Meguiar’s President Barry
Meguiar.
Nicole works hard to attract vehicles that appeal to all interests.
The “Mulholland Speedster” was a main attraction, having recently won the tri-
fecta of auto shows: America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR), the Sacramento
Autorama Custom d’Elegance and the Legend Cup.
Hollywood Hot Rods built the Mulholland Speedster, and it is based on a Packard
1401C. A Lincoln Zephyr V12 — with a Latham supercharger and a pair of carburetors
— supplies plenty of power. From every angle, this hot
rod had the “look.”
Owner
Bruce Wanta
Plan ahead: The 5th Annual
Benedict Castle Concours
d’Elegance is scheduled for
March 2018
Where: The Benedict Castle, 5445
Chicago Ave., Riverside, CA,
92507
Number of entries: 300 cars and
motorcycles
Judging system: CHARIOTZ Car
Show Judging System
Cost: General admission is $20
Web: www.crossroadcarshows.com
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added
another
trophy
to
the list of wins with the Benedict Castle Concours
Contemporary Award.
The Petersen Automotive Museum is a major sup-
porter and presented three cars from their vast collection.
Fred Astaire’s 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I town car
was certainly impressive. Wearing Hooper coachwork,
the town car was the height of elegance with silverplated
trim and his-and-hers silver vanity sets. The
Petersen’s 1932 Ford “Deuce 32,” which was the 2000
AMBR winner, and a stunning 1953 Delahaye 235 were
also displayed.
Three elegant Full Classics caught my eye:
• Aaron and Valerie Weiss’ 1931 Chrysler CG dualcowl
phaeton was the program cover car, and it was
even more spectacular in person.
• Alan Taylor brought a customer’s 1930 Isotta
Fraschini Type 8, and the dramatic styling attracted
an admiring crowd throughout the day.
• The Classic Award was presented to Fred Lax’s
1930 Cadillac V16 roadster. This elegant car, priced
at close to $6,000 when new, rides on a massive 148inch
wheelbase and was a deserving winner.
The Meguiar’s Corral of Excellence presented an
array of customs from the industry’s leading builders:
Rick Dore Kustoms built “Black Pearl” for Metallica
frontman James Hetfield, and the car was the 2014
Goodguys Custom of the Year.
Brando Masseri’s 1938 LaSalle coupe was a creative
build with a most impressive interior.
There are 140 students at the Teen Challenge
Benedict Castle campus, and the program is offered
to them at no cost. The concours had a goal of raising
$300,000 — with 100% of the funds going directly to
the program. The concours takes place at an historic site
and the cars are amazing. It’s also a wonderful cause and
worthy of support. ♦
Classic Award winner: Fred Lax’s 1930 Cadillac V16 roadster
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Feature 2017 Retro Classic
A Feast for the Eyes in Stuttgart
You can fit a lot of cool stuff in 1.1 million square feet, but all that space
means a lot of searching for the perfect car
Story and photos by Massimo Delbò
S
tuttgart, the home city of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche — and
many parts manufacturers — was the perfect setting for the
Retro Classics exhibition from March 2 to 5, 2017.
Messe Stuttgart hosted Retro Classics, and the exhibition
area is huge — it totals 1.1 million square feet. Organizers filled it all
with exciting cars, parts and automobilia.
This massive show included areas for classic-car displays and sales, res-
toration, parts, car clubs, museums, toys and models and even insurance.
Highlights of the 2017 edition included the “Italian Pavilion,” which
was dedicated to Italian traders, workshops and museums. Collezione
Panini with its Maseratis and Museo Stanguellini both made the journey
from Italy.
Racers and their cars
The race driver Roland Asch, who is originally from Altingen, a few
kilometers from Stuttgart, joined the celebration, and showed a rich
selection of his most successful cars: Mercedes-Benzes (the W201 190
in the DTM) and Porsches (the 911 in the Carrera Cup series and the
front-engine 944 in the Turbo Cup).
Retro Classics is traditionally the place
Details
Plan ahead: The next Retro
Classic is scheduled for
March 22–25, 2018
Where: Messe Stuttgart,
Stuttgart, Germany
Web: www.retro-classics.de
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where numerous Porsche 911s and Mercedes
models, mostly 107s, are offered, and this
year was no exception.
However, the flip side to this huge num-
ber of cars was the mediocre level of some
of the cars offered for sale. This forced a
potential buyer to dig around to find the
right example.
This meant looking at each and every car until the right one comes
along, a process that takes experience, knowledge and a great deal of
time. It’s also fun.
What’s hot across the Pond
Stuttgart confirmed that after 911s and Mercedes, German collec-
tors are hot for 1960s–70s Alfa Romeos. They’re also chasing down
four-wheel-drive versions of the Lancia Delta.
American classics are a small slice of the German classic-car move-
ment, but some muscle cars were offered in dedicated stands.
A 1971 Chevrolet Camaro with a 350-ci engine and automatic
transmission — and already registered in Germany — was offered at
28,500 euros ($31,107). A German-registered 1969 Dodge Super Bee
440 Six Pack with manual transmission carried a price tag of 74,500
euros ($81,316).
German eye candy
Porsche brought two iconic rally cars including the 1978 911 SC
Safari, the car Bjorn Waldegard drove in the East African Safari Rally,
which was tough enough that only 13 cars of the 75 that started reached
the finish line. Porsche also displayed the 1986 959 driven in the Paristo-Dakar
Raid by Roland Kussmaul.
Mercedes-Benz showed the 1902 Simplex, which was the very first
Mercedes created for racing. Today, it is considered the first modern
car.
There’s always too much to see at Retro Classic. ♦
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Ferrari Profile
1990 Ferrari 348 ts
Bad luck and bad timing doomed the 348 to also-ran status in Ferrari history
by Steve Ahlgrim
Details
Years produced: 1989–94
Number produced: 4,228
Original list price: $94,800
Current SCM Median Valuation: $58,300
Major service cost: $8,500
Chassis # location: Stamped in right rear
shock tower
Engine # location: In the V of the engine
near the oil filter.
Club: Ferrari Club of America
Web: www.FerrariClubofAmerica.org
Alternatives: 1988 Lamborghini Jalpa,
1999 Lotus Turbo Esprit, 1989
Mercedes Benz 560 SL, 1990 Porsche
Carrera 4 Targa, 1990 Rolls-Royce
Corniche III
SCM Investment Grade: D
Comps
1991 Ferrari 348 ts
Chassis number: ZFFFG36A8L0086669
classic cars. All of the electrical items work, including
windows, stereo, lights and turn signals. Everything on
the car is factory-original, with an added carbon-fiber
wrap for the roof.
B
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 240, sold for $46,000,
including buyer’s premium, at
Auctions America’s Fort Lauderdale, FL, auction on
March 21, 2017.
As the successor to Ferrari’s highly successful
308/328 series, the 348 had huge boots to fill. The 308
moved Ferrari from a brand that most Americans only
knew from ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” coverage of
the Monaco Grand Prix to one that was a major character
in a hit TV show.
The 328 followed the 308. The 328 offered exceptional
reliability, good performance and a price that a successful
small-businessperson could afford.
The 348 had a great wave to ride, but factors beyond
its control would doom it to also-ran status in Ferrari
history books.
Montezemolo’s new vision
The 348 was a watershed event and a step into the
future for Ferrari. The company was known for perfect66
rought to life in Bianco (white) with a very sexy
and sinister Rosso (red) leather interior. Never
in an accident, always garage kept and well
maintained. Part of a 50-car collection of Ferrari
ing technology rather than innovating it, but that was
about to change.
Luca Montezemolo took the reigns of the company
after Enzo Ferrari’s death in 1988, and his vision was
different from Enzo’s.
Montezemolo embraced technology and worked to
position the company as a luxury brand and a showcase
of forward thinking.
Montezemolo‘s vision started with a major remodel-
ing of the factory. Trees were positioned around the
factory floor to give the workers cleaner air and a more
natural setting.
Natural lighting was increased to continue the theme.
High-tech machinery was brought in to speed up and
improve the assembly process. The grounds were manicured
and the buildings facelifted.
The factory looked more like a Silicon Valley campus
than an automobile plant.
Parallel to the factory upgrade, Montezemolo told
Ferrari’s engineers to build cars of the future rather
than the present. The 348 was their first attempt at the
future.
Lighter and faster
By the late 1980s, the 328 was becoming dated. The
328’s steel body over a steel tube frame was heavy and
expensive to build. The weight sapped the performance
Ferrari needed to keep up with the competition. The
328’s longitudinal engine placement required the engine
1991 Ferrari 348 ts
Lot 46, s/n ZFFRG36A4M0090555
Condition 3
Sold at $28,050
Worldwide Auctioneers, Lake Forest, IL,
9/21/13
SCM# 228176
1990 Ferrari 348 ts
Lot 49, s/n ZFFFG36A2L0088190
Condition 2
Sold at $54,450
Motostalgia, Amelia Island, FL, 3/11/16
SCM# 271472
Lot 704, s/n ZFFRG36A5M0088054
Condition 2+
Sold at $77,000
Barrett-Jackson, Uncasville, CT, 6/23/16
SCM# 6803707
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Speculation and a crash
The assumption was that the 348 would follow the trend. Clients and
speculators flooded dealers with orders for the next cash cow. This time
their luck didn’t hold out.
The collector car market in the late 1980s was on a run. The mantra
of dealers and speculators alike became: “You can’t pay too much; you
can only buy too soon.”
Anything with a Ferrari name on it was gold — until it wasn’t. As
1989 turned into 1990, the mood changed, and overnight, the party was
over. Hot cars became hot potatoes, and the seller’s market became the
seller’s nightmare.
The 348 was introduced just as the market collapsed. As deliveries
trickled in, speculators on the 348 found there were no windfall profits
to be reaped.
The news spread quickly, and the multi-year waiting lists vanished
overnight. The market wasn’t the 348’s only problem.
In an effort to build the 348 more efficiently, less expensively, and
lighter, Ferrari used more plastic and less metal. This resulted in hood
and trunk lids that felt flimsy — and cheap-looking interiors.
Mechanical issues, such as inadequate alternators, didn’t help ei-
to be mounted on top of a transaxle. This made a high center of gravity,
which compromised handling.
The 348 took aim at the 328’s shortcomings. The 348’s body was a
lighter and less-expensive steel monocoque with an aluminum hood
and engine cover. A steel subframe provided the cradle for the engine.
Power came from a new 3.4-liter V8. While the architecture of the
348 engine was similar to the 328’s, it was a completely new component.
A modern Bosch Motronic engine-management system optimized
the fuel and ignition delivery. Horsepower was upped from the 328’s
260 to 300.
The 348’s engine was placed longitudinally in the chassis with the
transaxle placed behind — rather than under — the engine. The allnew
transaxle was built as a transverse unit to take up less space. The
“t” in the 348 ts stands for transverse transaxle.
Ferrari reported the 348 bettered the 328’s 6.6-second 0–60 mph time
by over a second. Independent magazine tests proved that number was
optimistic. Top speed was moved from 155 mph to the 170-mph range.
Magazine tests of early examples of the 348 reported the car felt light
at high speed. The issue would be irrelevant to most owners, but the
reports marred the car’s reputation to this day.
Pininfarina and shades of the Testarossa
The 348’s shape was the responsibility of Pininfarina. They chose the
safe but reasonable path of building on Testarossa’s successful theme.
The 348 featured the Testarossa’s trademark side strakes and rectangle
taillights, with more-conventional rear fenders.
The look was attractive, but it reinforced the junior status of the 348
to the Testarossa.
Timing was the 348’s worst enemy. The Testarossa had had a great
run, with production sold out years in advance. Small fortunes could be
made reselling cars bought at list for market prices.
ther. Sales were slow and it took what amounted to a $10,000 rebate
program to clear out the final inventories.
Beautiful, reliable and still cheap
Time has been kind to the 348. The Testarossa-inspired styling still
resonates with many people. The performance is still exciting and the
mechanical components have proved reliable. The major service cost is
exorbitant but still manageable.
The 348 was made in three body styles: The 348 tb was a coupe, the
348 ts was a Targa, and the 348 Spider was a full convertible. Auction
America’s 348 ts was a Targa model with a lift-out roof panel.
Asking prices for the 348 exploded in 2015 as buyers migrated to
modern Ferraris, but sales didn’t follow. When faced with a 348 and a
355 or 360 at nearly the same price, buyers went with the newer cars.
Today’s prices are still higher than in 2014, but they are back to a
more realistic level in comparison with the competition.
A nice car — but not a premium car
Auctions America’s car was low mileage but not the best color. No
mention was made of books, tools or service, so they are all probably
needed.
A previous owner had wrapped the top in some kind of carbon fiber
and chromed the wheels. It was probably in better condition than most
348s, but this was not a premium car.
The sale price was a little less than the car was worth. Ferrari buyers
are skittish about the unknown, and there was little in the representation
that instilled confidence in the car.
The buyer was a dealer who took the car back to Texas and quickly
sold it for a profit. The seller left some money on the table, but it would
take a retail atmosphere to make that money back. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Auctions America.)
High Auction Sales for the Past Five Years
$120,000
1990 Ferrari 348 ts
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$20,000
$0
July 2017
$63,800
$97,061
$77,000
This sale:
$46,000
$45,550
$45,360
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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English Profile
1957 Jaguar Mk 1 3.4-Litre Saloon
This car brought huge money — thanks to splendid history and originality —
but a new U.K. race series helped as well
by Paul Hardiman
Details
Years produced 1955–59 (Mk 2 cars were
made from 1959 to 1967)
Number produced: 17,405 (plus 19,992
2.4s, and about 90,000 Mk 2s)
Original list price: $4,530
Current SCM Median Valuation: $65,713
Chassis # location: Plate on scuttle and
stamped into bonnet catch channel
forward of radiator
Engine # location: On front of cylinder
head by number one plug
Distributor cap: $12 (£9.17)
Tune-up cost: $200
Club: Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club
Web: jec.org.uk
SCM Investment Grade: D
Comps
Chassis number: S971263DN
T
his car came equipped with the optional overdrive,
disc brakes, wire wheels and lead-bronze
bottom-end bearing shells.
Completed on September 26, 1957, the Jaguar
was registered FWB 1, and in January 1958 set off for
France on the Monte Carlo Rally carrying competitor
number 253.
Owner Frank Brown’s co-drivers were Edwin J.
Snusher and Graham Arnold. The trio did not finish the
rally, but Brown continued to compete with the Jaguar
in hillclimbs and sprints throughout 1959 and then sold
the car to Snusher, who entered it the 1960 Monte Carlo
and Tulip Rallies. However, the car was not registered in
his name until 1962, when the current registration, 4938
VW, was issued.
The original logbook shows licensing up to 1967/68,
after which the car appears to have remained in storage
until Snusher sold it to well-known historic racer and
Goodwood Revival regular John Young in 1982, complete
with all of its special rallying accessories, spare
sills, and a vast amount of history.
Intending to compete in historic races, Young had
the car repainted and overhauled, entrusting the mechanicals
to Swallow Engineering. He had the cylinder
head gas-flowed, and mildly upgraded the brakes and
rear suspension. Young raced, rallied and used the
Jaguar as a daily driver for a few years before parting
with it, to a Japanese collector.
After 20 years in Japan, and following its owner’s
death, 4938 VW was back in the U.K. and for sale at
auction, where it was purchased for a second time by
John Young. The car appeared to have seen little use
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over the intervening period, though the interior had
deteriorated somewhat and all the history had gone
missing. Fortunately, the many original rallying modifications
were still present. After mild refreshment, new
Dunlop racing tires and the installation of a less noisy
exhaust (required for Goodwood), the Jaguar was ready
to resume its competition career.
In the modern era, it has raced at the Nürburgring,
Spa Francorchamps, Zandvoort, Snetterton, Castle
Combe, Donington Park, Silverstone, and Brands Hatch.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 19, sold for $234,422 at
Bonhams’ Goodwood Members’
Meeting sale on March 19, 2017.
It’s odd that Jaguar had no direct Works involvement
in rallying its new 3.4-liter Saloon after it was introduced
in 1955.
Jaguar won the Monte Carlo Rally outright in 1956
with a Mk VII M driven by heroic stalwart Ronnie
Adams (with Frank Biggar and Derek Johnston: threeman
crews were not unusual) behind the wheel.
Always a rally car
However, there was no interest in a factory team for
the 3.4-liter Saloon. That said, there was no shortage of
privateers willing to have a go: the Morley twins’ 3.4liter
won the Tulip Rally outright in 1959. Our subject
car was ordered new by Essex-based garage owner
Frank Brown, who wanted to “do the Monte” in 1958.
Jaguar let him have a generous discount of 12.5%. One
of his co-drivers, by the way, was Graham Arnold —
yes, that Graham Arnold, later sales director of Lotus
1957 Jaguar Mk 1 3.4
Lot 52, s/n S971263DN
Condition 3
Sold at $51,612
H&H Auctions, Duxford, U.K., 10/9/07
SCM# 47253
1959 Jaguar 3.4 Saloon
Lot 374, s/n S990633DN
Cond 2-
Sold at $79,814
Bonhams, Goodwood, U.K., 9/12/15
SCM# 266849
1957 Jaguar Mk 1 3.4
Lot 427, s/n S986121BW
Condition 2+
Sold at $36,610
Bonhams, Greenwich, CT, 6/2/12
SCM# 202047
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Cars and founder of Club Lotus.
Sadly, they didn’t finish due to an “off” damaging the front suspen-
sion, but the car was later sold to the other co-driver E.J. Snusher, who
continued to rally it. He also used it to tow his home-built Coventry
Climax-engined sports-racer, the EJS Special. So with John Young taking
up the battle again in the 1980s, this has always been a competition
car, which is a point in its favour — and makes it quite a rare thing.
Although these cars were extensively raced in period, if you were
going to start rallying now, you wouldn’t start with one of these. I can
only think of one example, a Mk 2, that’s been active in historic rallying
in the past two decades.
These were never called Mk 1 in period, by the way. Jaguar referred
to its compact 4-door as a 3.4 Saloon, and the Mk 1 tag was only ap-
Bidding at one stage leapt from £75k straight
to £100,000, which prompted
auctioneer James Knight to ask:
“Is he in the next race?”
plied retroactively when the Mk 2 appeared in 1959, in the same way
that the Healey 100 became colloquially, but erroneously, known as the
100/4 after the 100/6 appeared.
A very original car, though missing history
Our subject car was titivated and painted over time but remains a
very original car — although it’s a shame that the extensive paperwork
supporting its history went missing somewhere between Japan and its
return to the U.K.
At Goodwood, it presented very well, and the catalog entry included
a couple of period pictures, including a nice snap of co-driver Cliff
Payne standing with the car in heavy snow on the 1960 Monte — along
with a covering note from then-owner Snusher.
Payne wears a flat hat, stout shoes and no doubt a tie; more or less
normal street clothes. The Monte was a tough long-distance event in
those days when France was a far-off and exotic place to most Brits,
and special rallying kit tended towards built-in sinks and other encumbrances
instead of useful equipment such as map lights and sometimes
seat belts borrowed from aircraft. This car has a mysterious funnel and
pipe clipped under the dash. Turns out it’s for topping up the washer
bottle on the move.
I noted that the timber is fair to good. The chrome is very good —
straight and shiny — and that the dark green leather was nicely broken
in, though with a couple of tears. It was not too new-looking, but with
some life left after repair — and in keeping with the rest of the car.
It wore a modern tripmeter for rallying, but not the roll cage it would
have run for racing. The engine was clean and tidy, running two-inch
sandcast SUs and open bellmouths, adding weight to the assertion that
Young had the motor mildly tweaked.
I thought the electrical socket for a plug-in external battery poking
out from under the right sill was a slightly affected touch (though not as
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bad as boy-racers who hoon about with towing eyes sticking out front
and rear, obviously unaware that race regs have changed), but these
are heavy old things to push.
In 2012, Young sold the Jaguar to JD Classics, which sold it to
Terence O’Reilly in 2013, and serviced it again just before the sale. It
was sold after O’Reilly’s passing, along with the previous lot, an exDavid
Hobbs Lola T70 Spyder, both by order of creditors of his estate.
Strong bidding — to a new high sale
It was estimated at £70,000–£100,000, or $88k–$125k at today’s
exchange rates — and that’s about twice the price of a nice, restored or
very, very original 3.4 or 3.8 Mk 2.
Bidding at one stage leapt from £75k straight to £100,000, which
prompted auctioneer James Knight to ask: “Is he in the next race?”
The Goodwood Members’ Meeting proceeded noisily not far from the
auction marquee throughout the sale, and surges of enthusiasm from
this historic track may have even helped bidding a few times.
It didn’t stop there, carrying on between three phones and that
room bidder to eventually hammer at £168k, for a final all-in price of
£189,660 ($234,422), which is astounding for a Jaguar saloon, especially
a Mk 1 with no Coombs race connections.
I’ve expressed the prices in pounds to give a clearer picture of what
was happening on the ground, as perceptions are still skewed since
sterling tanked suddenly last year following the Brexit vote in June.
Basically, this time last year your $1,000 would have bought about
£640. Now it’s near £800.
There’s a new race series in the U.K. for these cars: the Historic
Racing Drivers Club’s Coombs Heritage Challenge for pre-1966
Jaguar saloons of a type that raced in International events in period.
This car is eligible and would be warmly welcomed, which must have
pushed up interest a little, but we’ll put most of that price premium
down to its splendid history and originality — even if it has been
painted and the interior refurbished.
Good luck to all who sail in her. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Bonhams.)
High Auction Sales for the Past Five Years
$120,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$20,000
$0
1957 Jaguar Mk I
3.4 Saloon
$71,634
$63,800
$38,610
N/A
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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$79,814
This sale:
$237,849

Giovanni Savonuzzi’s Supersonic for Carrozzeria Ghia. Savonuzzi was a
well-trained and creative man. Through his extensive work and study of
aerodynamics, Savonuzzi brought a very special and practical approach
to both style and performance.
His portfolio is a fascinating and varied one — from the 1947 Cisitalia
202 CMM Aerodinamica Coupe with its large rear stabilizing fins —
which is the source of one the most admired post-war Italian designs, the
Cisitalia 202 Gran Sport — to the Ghia Supersonic X “Gilda” and the
DeSoto Adventurer II.
Through his association with Chrysler at Ghia, he later worked for the
Detroit company from 1957 to 1969 on their turbine program, doing much
of the design and development work — but not the styling — on the 1964
Chrysler Turbine Car.
Savonuzzi’s design for the Supersonic was one of the most literal expressions
of the “jet fighter for the road” theme. The bulging sides give a
That it sold here all-in at $1.375 million
against a no-reserve estimate of $1.6m to
$1.9m doesn’t mean the market for the 8V
has somehow collapsed.
This is a car for the show field.
real fuselage look to the car, along with its very low cockpit-style roofline.
The finishing touch are the twin “exhaust” taillights, which look for all
the world like the tail end of the F-86 and F-100 Sabre and Super Sabre
jets.
That the 8V Supersonic presented a bit of a problem for Fiat is interest-
ing. The company management didn’t want to build a race car from the
beginning. The “skunk works” project that created the 8V out of the view
of the executive suite got just far enough to allow the small production
to be sold to privateers, whose potential failures could be held at arm’s
distance. That the Zagato cars did respectfully, as did the associated
8V-powered Siatas, was fine.
The Supersonic, however, looked like a glamorous, opera-going GT.
No surprise then that the majority of the 17 cars ended up in the United
States — a country where Fiat didn’t officially offer the model for sale.
A fragile engine
Tony Adriaensens’ magnificent two-volume book, Otto Vu, contains
the story of what I think is one of the most hysterical customer-service
exchanges in automotive history. Henry S. Lauve was a chief designer
in the interiors department at GM Styling who bought an 8V Supersonic
from Ghia in 1953 at the Paris Auto Show. Soon after getting the car back
to Detroit, he suffered an engine failure when a timing chain came loose
and wreaked havoc.
Lauve wrote to Fiat, asking if his car had “an experimental engine” in
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it — and whether they might happen to have an engine “of recent design
and more durable quality” as a replacement.
Fiat generously offered to replace his engine in exchange for his
original — but also advised him that the 8V was “mainly destined to those
sportsmen who wish to use them in the numerous road races which take
place in Italy.”
And further, that he was apparently fooled by “(the) Ghia bodywork,
which is one of luxury… practically leads the car to be put into (a) use
different from the one planned by us.” In other words, you wanted to drive
your car?
The reliability of the 8V engine has been much improved with study and
practice, and it’s entirely reasonable to drive one today.
Back together and welcome everywhere
In a market where usability — of whatever sort — drives value, our
example is an interesting one. Its fully known history is fascinating. Quite
luckily, it survived Lou Fageol’s personalization and even found its original
engine. It has already had its Norma Desmond comeback moments
— at a leading international concours.
Mr. Smith bought this stunning car in August 2015 at Bonhams’ Carmel
Valley sale, where it was the catalog cover lot. Estimated at $1.8m to
$2.4m, it sold with buyer’s commission for $1.815 million (SCM# 266023).
That it sold here all-in at $1.375 million against a no-reserve estimate
of $1.6m to $1.9m doesn’t mean the market for the 8V has somehow collapsed.
This is a car for the show field, especially with its very distinctive,
love-it-or-hate-it color. I happen to love it, but it still wouldn’t be my first
choice for a Supersonic. Nonetheless, it’s welcome anywhere the new
owner chooses to take it, and he or she has joined a very exclusive club. I
think they’ve grabbed a great deal. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of RM Sotheby’s.)
High Auction Sales for the Past Five Years
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$500,000
$0
1953 Fiat 8V
Supersonic
$1,760,000
This Sale:
$1,375,000
$946,000
$750,000
N/A
2012
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2014
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Column Author
1987 Porsche 911 Turbo Slantnose Coupe
There is a radical difference between factory-built Slants and aftermarket
conversions, especially in this declining market for 930 Turbos
by Prescott Kelly
Details
Years produced: 1975–89 (all 930
generations)
Number produced: 2,481 in 1987, 20,685
930s in total
Original list price: $58,750 in 1987
Current SCM Median Valuation: $109,450
Tune-up cost: $2,500, including valve
adjustment
Chassis # location: Label on driver’s
B-pillar; tag inside windshield; center
of panel above gas tank has RoW
worldwide version of serial number
Engine # location: On fan support upright,
passenger side
Club: Porsche Club of America
Web: www.pca.org
Alternatives: Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2,
1986–91 BMW E30 M3, 1988–91
Ferrari F40, 1985–88 Mazda RX-7
Turbo
SCM Investment Grade: B
Comps
• 3.3-liter turbocharged SOHC flat 6-cylinder engine
• 4-speed manual transmission
• Reported to be number 11 of 25 Blackburn-Daly
“Slantnose” conversions built in the 1980s
• Believed to be a three-owner car and repainted once
• Porsche CoA, owner’s manuals, service records
and maintenance booklet (with service stamps)
• Original tools, air compressor and two
replacement belts
• Blaupunkt radio
• Air conditioning
• Two sets of master keys
• Spare tire and jack
• BBS wheels
• Alarm
• Sunroof
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 246, sold for $71,500,
including buyer’s premium, at
Auction America’s Fort Lauderdale, FL, event on March
31, 2017.
Porsche popularized turbocharged production cars
when its 930 was launched in 1975 in Europe and in 1976
in North America. This came after Porsche had shown
a prototype — in handsome silver with white markings
— at the October 1973 Frankfurt Auto Show and the
production car at the Paris show in October 1974.
The car world responded with enthusiasm.
Porsche was not the first manufacturer in the mod-
ern era to market a turbo, although Engineering Chief
Ferdinand Piech had the company playing with street
Turbos as early as 1969 — about the same time they
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began to address turbocharged race cars.
While mechanical supercharging and exhaust-driven
turbocharging go back to the turn of the 20th century,
General Motors kicked off the modern era of turbos with
their Chevrolet Corvairs and Oldsmobile Jetfires in the
early 1960s. Michael May’s turbo-modified Capri V6s
and then the BMW 2002 turbos raised interest before
Porsche got to market.
Nonetheless, after 1976 when one said “Turbo,” it
was instantly understood that you were talking about a
Porsche.
Performance lightweight or luxury tourer
For a while, Porsche thought about the 930 as a purist
automobile like the 1973 Carrera RS. Instead, management
decided on a high-speed luxurious touring car
with a price to match.
The Turbo was a departure from all existing 911s, first
in appearance with muscular fender flares over wider
wheels and with a “whale tail” on the rear lid. The
2,993-cc engine started with 50 more horsepower than
Porsche 911s ever had, at 260 in Europe but only 234
in North America — thanks to emissions controls and
lower-grade gasoline.
Power was delivered through a beefed-up 4-speed
gearbox — a source of owners’ complaints for years to
come. The 930 Turbo came standard with air conditioning,
AM/FM stereo, power windows and full leather (in
North America). As introduced, the car weighed 300
pounds more than a 911, 70 of which was the turboequipped
engine. It was 80% more expensive at $25,880
for the Turbo to $13,845 for the 911.
1989 Porsche 930 Turbo 3.3 Flachbau
cabriolet
Lot 86, s/n WP0EB093XKS070402
Condition 2Sold
at $132,000
Bonhams, Quail Lodge, Carmel, CA,
8/18/16
SCM# 6804025
1983 Porsche 930 Turbo Slantnose coupe
Lot 136, s/n WP0ZZZ93Z0S000695
Condition 2
Sold at $90,200
The Finest, Boca Raton, FL, 2/11/17
SCM# 6817240
1988 Porsche 930 Turbo Slantnose coupe
Lot 29, s/n WP0JB0931JS050360
Condition 2
Not sold at $110,000
Motostalgia, Amelia Island, FL, 3/11/16
SCM# 271451
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What are the performance numbers?
Model
0–60 mph
Quarter-mile time
Top speed
Lateral Gs
Displacement ccs
Compression ratio
Horsepower
Torque
Weight base/as tested
Base price
1976 Turbo
4.9 seconds
13.5 seconds
156 mph
0.852
2,993
6.5:1
234
246
2,785/3,155
$25,880
1976 911S
7.5 seconds
15.8 seconds
138 mph
0.779
2,687
8.5:1
165
168
2,475/2,845
$13,845
1973 911S
7.8 seconds
16.3 seconds
142 mph
0.881
2,341
8.5:1
190
154
2,570/2,870
$10,160
This chart first appeared in an article by this author in Porsche Panorama in October 2014.
The performance spoke for itself. The Turbo was the fastest 911
ever made, and it was instantly desirable despite the substantial price.
Porsche redesigned the engine for the 1978 model with a displacement
increase to 3,299 cc, a slightly higher compression ratio, and an intercooler
to get a more compact air charge for the turbocharger — but
no increase in boost at 0.8 bar. Horsepower went up to 265 in North
America and 300 everywhere else. Wheels had been increased in size
to 16 inches in diameter with seven-inch and eight-inch widths in 1977.
The Turbo exits North America … and then returns
1979 was the last year for North American Turbos because of more-
stringent U.S. emissions laws — until 1986, when they returned.
During the absence, enterprising aftermarket dealers imported
“gray market” Turbos and modified them to meet U.S. laws. Porsche
dealers hated that, and finally, Porsche AG’s American President,
Peter Schutz, succeeded in the comeback.
Turbos came back in 1986, complete with catalytic converters and
282 horsepower. The reopened U.S. market doubled sales of the 930.
Porsche introduced one last big improvement in 1989, when it moved
the G50 5-speed gearbox to the Turbo, finally addressing 14 years of
drivers’ complaints. After 1989, the 930 disappeared again but just for
a year, to return as a much different car — the 964 Turbo. There has
been a Turbo model ever since, for 42 years now. This would be very
impressive were it not for its older brother, the 911, at 54 years.
Enter the Slantnose Turbo
Starting in 1981, Porsche’s Service and Repairs Department would
“customize” cars for buyers who asked for and could pay for the handcrafting
service.
The program made extra money for Porsche (which was not prof-
itable in 1980), and it slammed the tuners, such as DP, Gemballa,
Koenig, Kremer and Ruf. Soon it was an organized activity known
as Sonderwunsch (Special Wishes). It quickly became the Exclusive
Department, always under the aegis of Rolf Sprenger.
The department specialized in Slantnose, boxed-rocker, rear-fender-
scooped 930s. By 1987, Porsche offered this package as the readily
available option M505.
Between 1987 and 1989 Porsche made 948 Flachbaus, or “Flatnoses,”
which were more commonly known in the U.S. as “Slantnoses” or just
There is only a middling market for
driver-quality 930s with mileage. Similar 911s
offer good value and performance without
the prospect of expensive maintenance.
An all-in $71,500 was all the money
for this example.
“Slants.” Whether you love them or don’t, Turbo Slants became very
collectible earlier this decade, with prime-condition 1989 5-speed
cabriolets besting $300,000 and coupes $250,000. Those days are past
now, but some of the cars still demand premium six-figure prices — and
occasionally pop a big sale.
Just a car for just-a-car money
The Porsche factory’s Slantnose modifications added 50% to 100%
to the cost of a standard Turbo. That pricing created an umbrella under
which the “tuners” and “customizers” continued to work — in Europe
and in the U.S. One of the latter was Blackburn-Daly in Indianapolis,
an enterprise John Blackburn created with Irishman Derek Daly, a former
Formula One and Two driver, who was then racing CART Indycars
and living locally.
Their packages imitated the Porsche Factory’s slant package —
often with factory parts — at a lower price. Reportedly, they built about
25 such conversions, mostly on Turbos, but we have also seen a 911SC
they modified.
Auction America’s Blackburn-Daly 930 offered at Fort Lauderdale
was just a car. It was repainted, had an indicated 40,900 miles, and
had that non-factory Slant conversion. With over 20,000 Turbos built
between 1975 and 1989, to be collectible a 930 needs to be very special.
That means very low mileage, a rare attractive color, stripped to the
max to be a “lightweight” or very heavily and specially optioned.
Our subject car was none of those.
There is only a middling market for driver-quality 930s with mileage.
Similar 911s offer good value and performance without the prospect of
expensive maintenance. An all-in $71,500 was all the money for this
example, but its new owner does get the look of an M505 for at least a
50% discount. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Auctions America.)
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American Profile
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
There is no upside on this Nomad as it sits, so the new owner can
drive it as-is — or take a chance on a restoration
by Carl Bomstead
Details
Year produced: 1957
Number produced: 6,534
Original list price: $2,857
Current SCM Median Valuation: $45,400
Tune-up cost: $250
Chassis # location: Plate on right door
hinge
Engine # location: Crankcase on right
side of engine
Club: Chevrolet Nomad Association
Web: www.chevynomadclub.com
Alternatives: 1957 Pontiac Safari, 1957
Ford Del Rio, 1957 Nash Rambler
Cross Country
SCM investment Grade: B
Comps
Chassis number: VC57J144378
T
he first Chevrolet Nomad was conceived by
Harley Earl and based on a Corvette platform. It
debuted at the 1954 GM Motorama show. After
a warm public reception, the Nomad was placed
into production for 1955 and joined the top-echelon
Chevrolet Bel Air passenger car line to become the first
GM 2-door station wagon. The original Nomad continued
as a low-production (by Chevrolet standards) image
leader for the 1956 and 1957 model years.
Proudly offered here from the Monical Collection is a
splendid example of the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad.
Delightfully finished in India Ivory over Matador Red
with complementing red and black two-tone upholstery,
this Nomad is very nicely presented with very good paint,
abundant chrome brightwork, and very well-presented
interior and cargo compartments. While a number of
America’s car manufacturers produced 2-door station
wagons prior to the arrival of the Nomad in 1955, none
are as visually striking and memorable as Chevrolet’s
Nomad. A very attractive and ready-to-enjoy example
from the Monical Collection, this 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
Nomad is a truly rare and exciting design icon.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 21, sold for $44,000,
including buyer’s premium, at
Worldwide’s Texas Classic Monical Collection Auction
on April 21, 2017, in Arlington, TX.
The General Motors Motorama provided a platform
for Harley Earl to present his progressive dream cars. If
the car got a great reaction, it was likely headed to the
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dealers as fast as possible.
The sporty fiberglass Chevrolet Corvette was showcased
at the January 1953 Motorama and went
into
production just five months later.
The Corvette theme was central to the 1954 Motorama,
which featured a Nomad station wagon, hard top and a
fastback Corvair that combined the Corvette and Bel
Air names.
Harley Earl had some rather elaborate design ideas
for the Corvette Nomad roof. He envisioned a stainlesssteel
rear section that telescoped like a collapsible cup.
Management quickly nixed that idea, but the nine horizontal
grooves on the exterior of the roof and corresponding
chrome bows on the headliner are remnants of the design.
The reception at the 1954 Motorama was so posi-
tive that Earl ordered the roof design, with the slanted
B-pillar and curved rear quarter glass, incorporated
into the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad.
The rear-wheel cutouts, seven vertical accent strips
on the tailgate and hard-top-inspired front door glass
were also utilized. It was finished in time for the 1955
Motorama, and it was a production car that the public
could actually purchase.
A sales flop in its day
The contemporary design was well received. Motor
Trend stated it was “the longed-for styling wedding
between the production sports car and the family workhorse.”
Sales, however, were disappointing. Only 8,530 1955
1957 Chevrolet Nomad
Lot 505, s/n VC57N158341
Condition 3
Not sold at $36,000
Leake Auctions, Dallas, TX, 4/24/14
SCM# 243384
1957 Chevrolet Nomad
Lot 120, s/n VC57K117617
Condition 2
Not sold at $52,500
RM Auctions, Plymouth, MI, 7/25/14
SCM# 244256
1957 Chevrolet Nomad
Lot F538, s/n VC57F108929
Condition 1Sold
at $85,800
Russo and Steele, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/13/15
SCM# 256977
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Nomads left dealer showrooms. The following year’s sales were actually
worse, with only 8,130 sold — even with a full year of sales activity.
The 1957 Chevrolet Nomad was introduced as “The Beauty Queen
of all Station Wagons,” but only 6,534 were produced, and the unique
design met its demise.
It was expensive — priced at a $200 premium over the 4-door wagon
— and two doors were simply not enough. Station wagons were for
hauling people and their stuff.
I have to assume the condition was the
culprit that held down the value of our
subject car for several years. With fees and
commissions factored in, this Nomad was
sold at a loss considering it was acquired
for the same amount just a year earlier.
Regardless of how stylish the Nomad was during its three-year run,
it accounted for less than 5% of Chevrolet’s total wagon production, so
its continued production could not be justified.
The low production numbers came to be an asset years later, when
the Nomad became a collectible car. These days, the Nomad is considered
the most collectible of the “Tri-Five” Chevrolet cars.
Our subject Nomad
This 1957 Nomad was not at its first rodeo.
In fact, it was a circuit veteran, having failed to sell when bid to
$45,000 at Classic Motorcar Auctions’ September 2011 Glenmore sale,
and it met the same fate a year earlier at the Branson sale when bid to
$50,000.
In August 2013, it again failed to sell when bid to $47,000 at the
Mecum Dallas sale.
It did sell to the Monical Collection at Worldwide’s April 2016
Houston Classic sale for $44,000.
Mecum sold a 1957 Nomad for $137,500 at their January 2017
Kissimmee, FL, sale. Our subject car certainly did not measure up to
this sale price, but it comes very close to the current median value of
$45,400 in the SCM Pocket Price Guide. A median is smack-dab in the
middle of a series of values from lowest to highest. So our subject car is
not the worst Nomad, but it is far from the best.
The Worldwide description portrayed the Nomad in glowing terms,
with very good paint and a well-presented cargo compartment.
An SCM Auction Analyst reviewed the car when it did not sell at the
2011 Glenmore auction. The analyst rated the car at 3 minus, as it had
paint chips and blisters, dried-out rubber seals and surface rust in the
rear floorboards.
I have to assume the condition was the culprit that held down the
value of our subject car for several years.
With fees and commissions factored in, this Nomad was sold at a loss
considering it was acquired for the same amount just a year earlier.
It just might be considered, however, a wise purchase if the new
owner can correct the car’s deficiencies for under $20k or so.
That’s a big if. We all know that expensive restoration gremlins tend
to raise their ugly heads.
There is no upside on this Nomad as it sits, so the new owner can
drive it as-is — or take a chance on a restoration. If the car were mine,
I’d meet it halfway. I would drive and enjoy it while picking away at its
problems along the way. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Worldwide Auctioneers.)
High Auction Sales for the Past Five Years
$300,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$50,000
$0
July 2017
1957 Chevrolet
Nomad
$192,500
$189,000
$133,750
$121,000
This Sale:
$44,000
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American Profile
The Cumberford Perspective
The 1957 Shoebox Chevy cars were quickly restyled. Who knew that this
desperate move would morph into desirability 60 years later?
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By Robert Cumberford
T
he ’57 is the
most desired and
collectible of the
“Shoebox Chevys,”
but it was never meant
to exist. I was in the
Chevrolet styling studio
during the spring of 1956
when the order came to
drop everything we were
working on and instantly
restyle the current model.
A slightly bigger
windshield, a new front
clip, rear fenders and
back bumper were all
there was budget — and
time — for. All of us
who created this revision
disliked the task and
the car. Of course, this
car is now the popular
favorite, perhaps because
they really knew how to
put them together at the
plants during the third
year of production.
Stand in front of a ’57,
sight down the sides and
you’ll see that the front
fenders turn outward at
the front of the doors so
the headlamps are much
farther apart than those
on earlier models, making
the car’s “footprint”
bigger. Fatter tires on
14-inch wheels added to
the impression of greater
size, which, thanks to
increased front and rear
overhangs, was absolutely
real. It did look more
substantial. And a lot
heavier.
The Nomad,
originally a Motorama
Corvette concept, was the
top of the 20-model line,
which was quite successful
— especially for
a panicked, last-minute
bodge job. ♦
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3
5
1
6
FRONT 3/4 VIEW
1 A massive, exceptionally
wide bumper-grille made the
’57 Chevy a much bigger car
than initially intended. This
suited the GM corporate
product plan calling for a
bigger Chevrolet.
2 Huge, squared surrounds
for the round lamps, along
with high-drag visors,
changed the agile aspect of
the two previous versions of
the “Shoebox” cars.
3 This is the key point of
visual trickery. From here, the
fender actually expands outward
toward the front. This is
anti-aerodynamic, but it was
assumed to be pro-sales.
4 Roof on original Nomad
— an extended-wheelbase,
very rounded Corvette
Motorama dream car — is
enormously fat, thick and
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10
7
11
heavy-looking here.
5 The extruded anodized
aluminum trim panel was
meant to recall GM’s overthe-road
coaches.
6 The rear bumper was ex-
tended to the absolute limit
to make the car look bigger,
with no inward tapering of
the body’s sides.
REAR 3/4 VIEW
7 This huge wasted-space
triangle makes clear the
conscious effort to increase
the 1957 Chevy’s size at
minimum cost — with absolutely
no increase in useful
interior space.
8 Tailfins were in, but they
had no relationship to the
underlying volumes. So
they were just tacked on
for visual maximum length
— with no rise or fall from
A-pillars aft to the tip ends.
9 The chrome trim piece
on the fin abruptly ends in
a curve recapitulating the
leading downward curve on
the upper surround of the
textured aluminum side trim
panel.
10 The trim pieces in the
Mercedes 300SL-inspired,
Corvette-like hood bumps
were just some of the bright
geegaws slathered over the
outside of this overblown
transformation.
11 The oversized and overextended
visors increase the
perceived length of the car
at the waistline. This was a
favorite trick of Harley Earl
and his successor at GM
Styling, Bill Mitchell.
12 Smaller wheels and
fatter whitewall tires
9
contribute largely to the
“Cadillacization” of the
panic-response ’57. For context,
compare the actual ’58,
which was intended for 1957.
INTERIOR VIEW
(see previous page)
No concern for crash
safety, no steering-wheel
adjustability for the shapeless
bench seats, intrusive
A-pillars ... this brings back
with startling clarity what
we accepted as normal 60
years ago, an interior that
the meanest economy car
would scorn today, at least
for the U.S. market. The
instrument panel was all
new with respect to the ’55
and ’56 Chevrolets, and it
included some of the shiny
aluminum trim slathered on
the exterior in an attempt
to make the face-lifted car
seem more important.

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Race Car Profile
1961 Aston Martin DP214 Replica
Competition Coupe
One actual DP214 still exists, so a built-to-exact-standard replica is the only
way to see this car on the track
by Thor Thorson
Details
Year produced: 1963
Number produced: Two original DP214
cars. One still exists. There are three
replica DP214 cars that were built
from 1991 to 2010
Original list price: N/A
Current Median SCM Valuation: $711,050
(for the replica)
Chassis # location: Plaque on right front
of engine compartment
Engine # location: Left front side of block
Club: Aston Martin Owners Club
Web: amocna.org
Alternatives: 1963 Jaguar “SemiLightweight”
E-type, 1959–62 Ferrari
250 SWB replica, 1963 Ferrari 250
GTO replica
SCM Investment Grade: B (the original
DP214 is an A)
Comps
Chassis number: DB4618R
T
he four Aston Martin Development Project cars
were the final racing iteration of the DB4 and
Aston Martin’s last pure racers of the David
Brown era. In 1962, DP212 appeared at Le Mans
and led easily with Graham Hill at the wheel before engine
trouble put the car out. In 1963, the final three DP
cars appeared: two DP214s with DB4GT chassis numbers,
and DP215, which ran as a prototype. There are
three replica DP214s in existence. The third is this car.
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 38, sold for $681,866,
including buyer’s premium, at
Bonhams’ Goodwood Members’ Meeting Auction on
March 19, 2017.
Although it was originally formed in 1913, the Aston
Martin that we know today began in 1947. David Brown,
scion of an industrial empire, saw an ad in the London
Times. It offered a “sports car company” that turned
out to be Aston Martin for sale. There was not much
there but a name and a few engineers, but Brown
thought it would be fun and purchased it personally for
£20,000. A few months later, he made a similar deal for
the remnants of the Lagonda Company. The 42-year-old
Brown approached the whole thing as a lark and vanity
project, with the idea of using it to go racing.
Along with Aston Martin came a tubular prototype
chassis called the Atom. It didn’t meet Brown’s expectations
for a racer but it was entered in the 1948 24 Hours
of Spa anyway.
It won outright, and the post-war Aston racing tradi-
tion was cast.
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Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday
For Le Mans in 1949, the Atom chassis (now consid-
ered the DB1) was mated with the Lagonda engine and
alloy coupe bodywork to create the DB2.
The car didn’t do well at Le Mans, but it did very
well a month later at Spa, and the success prompted the
decision to put the DB2 into production. The factory
did very well at Le Mans in 1950, with DB2s taking 1st
and 2nd in class and winning the Index of Performance.
Customers started buying the road DB2s.
David Brown had a viable sporting-car manufacturer
on his hands.
Through the 1950s, Aston was on a roll: Between
David Brown’s enthusiasm and the success of the “win
on Sunday, sell on Monday” marketing approach, Aston
became a worthy and effective competitor to Jaguar as
Britain’s premier auto racing company.
The DB2 was followed by the DB2/4, then the DB2/4
Mk III, and in 1958, the DB4. World championship racing
quickly moved away from closed road-type cars
towards open sports cars, so Aston followed.
In 1951, the DB3 — an open racer — was introduced
to compete with the Jaguar XK 120 and C-type. The
DB3 proved heavy and clumsy and was replaced in 1953
with the DB3S, which was very successful for a number
of years — and kept Aston Martin very much in the racing
spotlight.
1956 saw the introduction of the DBR1, a new and
much more sophisticated pure racer that proved very effective.
The car evolved over the next few years — until
Aston Martin achieved its goal and won Le Mans overall
1961 Jaguar E-type Series 1 3.8 racer
Lot 96, s/n 850007
Condition 3+
Sold at $1,209,600
H&H Auctions, Duxford, U.K., 4/18/16
SCM# 6799532
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO replica coupe
Lot 28, s/n 4087GT
Condition 1-
Not sold at $430,743
Bonhams, Chichester, U.K., 3/20/15
SCM# 264453
1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB replica coupe
Lot 316, s/n 3493GT
Condition 2
Sold at $935,093
Bonhams, Chichester, U.K., 9/11/15
SCM# 266827
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with the DBR1 in 1959.
With that accomplishment in hand, Aston sort of took a deep breath
and sat back. Much had changed: They were selling lots of high-end
sporting cars and the ethos of endurance racing was moving back to
GT cars from sports racers. For the next few years Aston toyed (unsuccessfully)
with Formula One and pretty much left the GT racing to
private customers.
Back to GT racing
The GT racing circus was getting very intense during this period.
The FIA had announced that starting in 1962, the World Championship
would be contested in GT cars, so the serious players all upgraded
their offerings in anticipation of the new rules. Ferrari had introduced
the new 250 SWB, Jaguar introduced the E-type, and Aston Martin
shortened and lightened its DB4 into the racing-oriented DB4GT,
which was in turn further lightened with a Zagato body.
Virtually all purists sniff at the idea of
fiberglass Cobras or Ferrari clones mounted
on 240Z chassis, but how should we
approach extremely accurate re-creations
of cars that are so rare and have become
so valuable that they have effectively
ceased to exist in the normal world?
In 1961 Ferrari, Jaguar and Aston Martin seemed well matched, but
the big show was opening in 1962, and Aston was worried; their cars
were fast but still too heavy.
Having more or less abandoned Le Mans for a few years, Aston was
under serious pressure from its dealers to get back into the game for
the publicity and sales that it could generate. Thus, the Development
Project (DP) cars were born.
Le Mans rules for 1962 included a non-production “Experimental”
class, so Aston’s racing department took a DB4GT platform chassis,
lightened it as much as possible, stuck in a 3.7-liter engine, built a lightweight,
highly aerodynamic body, and called it DP212. It was still way
too heavy to match Ferrari’s GTO and didn’t do well, but the concept
seemed to work, and Aston decided to do a much better job for 1963.
Ferrari’s GTO was homologated as a “special bodied” SWB to meet
the production rules — even though it shared little beyond engine,
drivetrain and suspension with the SWB. It was 450 pounds lighter.
In this way, Ferrari established that the FIA wasn’t going to look
very closely at the competitors, so Aston decided to go down the same
path.
Enter the DP214
Aston created three chassis with an ultra-light box section tube
frame and an improved version of the DP212 body design. Two were
designated DP214 and got 3.7-liter DB4 engines and mechanicals to
run as “production” GTs (they even got production DB4GT chassis
numbers) while the third got a 4-liter dry-sump engine and transaxle
to run in the (now) Prototype class, designated DP215. They were 700
pounds lighter than a DB4GT, roughly the same weight as the GTO.
The three cars were entered at Le Mans for 1963 with high hopes, but
it was not to be: The two “GT” 214s went out with piston failure and
the 215 broke its transaxle. Aston entered a few more races later in the
year with moderate success — but sold everything off at the end of the
year and quit racing.
One of the 214s was destroyed after it rolled at Nürburgring, killing
its owner, so there are three “real” Project Astons left in the world:
DP212, DP214 and DP215. They were and still are Aston Martin’s GTO,
stunningly beautiful, fast, important — and rare to the point of being
impossible to own or race.
Vintage racing and replica cars
It is time to consider an interesting conundrum when it comes to the
issue of “replica” automobiles. Virtually all purists sniff and stiffen
their backs at the idea of fiberglass Cobras or Ferrari clones mounted
on 240Z chassis, but how should we approach extremely accurate recreations
of cars that are so rare and have become so valuable that
they have effectively ceased to exist in the normal world?
Forty years ago, a person attending any national-level vintage race
could legitimately expect to see and hear the absolute best of racing
cars from the glory years — Ferraris, pre- and post-war Maseratis and
Alfas, racing Aston Martins, and the like.
Moderately lucky and/or committed enthusiasts could still own and
experience the greatness they represented (heck, even I was able to
own and race a Ferrari TRC for a few years back then). Those times are
gone, and the great cars are hen’s-teeth rare at all but a few of the most
important races. If a re-creation of a great car is extremely correct and
accurate, is there any reason to deny both an owner and the audience
the experience that they represent?
It’s a difficult question.
The FIA, which controls the ability of cars to participate in inter-
national racing, has chosen not to take sides. Their required Historic
Technical Passport certifies only that a given car is correct in all details
— not that it is original. Thus a correct re-creation of a racing
car is legal to race in their events; it is the organizer’s responsibility to
choose who is welcome.
In the case of Aston’s beautiful and important DP214, there is only
one real one, and it seldom, if ever, races, so the promoter’s choice is
a good re-creation or nothing. So the three existing replicas are generally
welcome whenever they want to show up.
They are still replicas, though, and they won’t ever carry the value
of the originals. Right now $600,000–$700,000 seems to be both the
standard and the limit for any really good replica, be it a GTO, SWB,
TR or Aston DP214.
It may well be that this represents the underlying “weapons-grade”
value of important racing cars. Anything above that is collector value.
At about 5% of the value of a “real” car, the price for the experience
without the status seems a rational decision for someone who mostly
wants to race one. It’s a lot of bang for the buck. This car was fairly
bought. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Bonhams.)
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Next Gen Profile
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster
The lucky buyer got a barely used SLS — with a bunch of performance
goodies thrown in for free
by Pierre Hedary
Details
Years produced: 2011–15
Number produced: 884 (roadsters for the
U.S. market)
Original list price: $196,500
Current SCM Median Valuation: $160,100
Cost to service: $800 for 20,000-mile B
Service
Chassis # location: Under right-hand seat
Engine # location: Front left side of
engine block near oil pan
Club: Mercedes Benz Club of America
Web: www.MBCA.org
Alternatives: 1999–2003 BMW Z8,
2003–10 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren,
2005–13 Chevrolet Corvette
SCM Investment Grade: C
Comps
2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS Black Series
coupe
Lot 111, s/n WMX1973771A011179
Condition 2+
Sold at $501,682
• 6.3-liter, naturally aspirated V8 engine
• 7-speed automatic transmission
• Less than 7,000 actual miles
• Power top, windows, steering and brakes
• Air conditioning
• RENNtech tuned to over 600 horsepower
• RENNtech long-tube headers
• Ti Evo cat-back exhaust with carbon-fiber
Akrapovic tailpipes
• H&R lowering springs
• ADV.1 bronze wheels
• RENNtech carbon-fiber front and rear diffuser
package
SCM Analysis This car, Lot 528, sold for $148,500,
including buyer’s premium, at
Auctions America’s Fort Lauderdale, FL, sale on April
1, 2017.
The Mercedes-Benz trifecta of speed — the SLR
McLaren, the SL65 AMG Black Series and the SLS AMG
— were part of a sweeping change at Daimler to reestablish
the exclusivity of their performance vehicles.
The SLS is the most produced of the three — and
arguably the most usable. You can even find them for
sale on Craigslist — albeit for a higher price than this
purchaser paid. But this is an unclear market, and we
need to determine whether depreciation is at work.
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A Baby Boomer indulgence
When the SLS was first released to an eager crowd of
upper-middle-class retirees, I recall how every guy in
that category at our MBCA events ordered a brand-new
one — and bragged about it until my ears bled.
While I acknowledge that this is SoFla (South Florida,
to the rest of the United States), and I further acknowledge
that most of this hard-working demographic is well
off and now enjoying their retirement, this car has all of
the traits one would want in a high-speed toy.
I use the word “toy” pejoratively.
So far, amidst the financial shipwreck that has been
most of the 21st century, most Gen Xers and Millennials
have shunned the idea of having a nearly new $150,000
toy in the garage. This means the present glut of secondhand
SLS roadsters are depreciating assets.
This is a vehicle for those who want the latest and
greatest. While the SLS is a better vehicle than the SLR
McLaren from a drivability standpoint, the crowd who
was eager to get their hands on one five years ago now
wants the AMG GT (or whatever else is next). The result
is that the original list price of $196,500 is fading into
the past. Options usually pushed these up to $225,000.
The SLS was designed to easily rack up 100,000
miles, but the majority of them barely got any use. So
most of the examples on the market are almost-new
cars. This formula works out better for someone who
2001 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG coupe
Lot 28, s/n WMX1973772A006144
Condition 1Sold
at $194,175
Bonhams, Bond Street Sale, London, U.K.,
12/3/16
SCM# 6816862
RM Sotheby’s, Rétromobile, Paris, FRA,
2/7/17
SCM# 6817198
2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing
Lot 149, s/n WDDRJ7HA9BA004982
Condition 1
Sold at $137,500
Motostalgia, Indianapolis, IN, 6/11/15
SCM# 265565
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wants an exotic-but-reliable daily driver than for a collector who sees
this car as an investment.
This car reminds me of how Thor Thorson puts certain race cars in
the “weapons-grade” category. The SLS AMG roadster is a weaponsgrade
sports car. You won’t make any money on it, but you will have a
hell of a time driving it.
Toys vs. investment-grade hypercars
Vehicles like the Ferrari Enzo, McLaren P1, Bugatti Veyron or
Pagani Huayra are now great places to stash a few million dollars.
While the buy-in is expensive, the financial future of these cars seems
to be consistently above their initial purchase price.
When you consider the market performance of the generation of
emerging hypercars and their predecessors — think McLaren F1 or
the Pagani Zonda — you realize that the SLS is simply not in the same
league.
These days, you can find multiple examples all over the biggest web-
sites with under 10,000 miles begging for $170,000. So before pursuing
an SLS, you must acknowledge two things:
• The market is saturated.
• These cars are slowly depreciating.
In short, these fine vehicles have all of the makings of a fantastic toy.
I would advise anyone who purchases
an SLS to get maximum use out of it. Take
it to the grocery store, to work or to the
golf course. Bang it up a little. It is still new
enough to show off. Don’t let anyone try to
talk you into “investing” in one. The first
generation of owners are not collecting
massive revenues from the sales of their
SLS cars, so don’t expect to either.
Other fantastic toys include — but are not limited to — most modern
Corvettes, most of the V8 Ferraris, most modern Aston Martins and the
bulk of new Lamborghinis.
In a way, this is advantageous for second-hand purchasers. I would
advise anyone who purchases an SLS to get maximum use out of it.
Take it to the grocery store, to work or to the golf course. Bang it up a
little. It is still new enough to show off.
Don’t let anyone try to talk you into “investing” in one. The first
generation of owners are not collecting massive revenues from the
sales of their SLS cars, so don’t expect to either.
I find it depressing that the first owner of this SLS spent somewhere
between $20,000 and $40,000 at RENNtech — and then barely drove it.
While someone duped into the snares of the investment unicorn might
consider the modifications a black mark for future values, RENNtech
does excellent work — and gets the remaining 10% out of the engine
and chassis.
The SLS vs. the rest of the trifecta
This SLS, upon comparison to the rest of the examples in SCM’s
Platinum Auction Database, might come across as well bought. However,
this is simply a case of the market asserting itself in a fair sale.
The exception would have been if it were a (usually $550,000 or
more) Black Series.
If you compare the SLS AMG to the SLR McLaren or the SL65 Black
Series, our subject model is the cheapest entry — and the newest.
Most of these cars had some production overlap, and critics could
say that Daimler produced too many high-performance sports cars at
once — making the SLS and its siblings rather indistinct.
This indistinctiveness, I will argue, has plagued the Mercedes brand
since they dropped the R107 in 1989 and replaced it with a parade of
bland-looking sports cars. Only with the advent of its Black Series cars
has Daimler been able to start reversing this issue, but the typical SLS
is still overshadowed by vehicles like the BMW Z8.
Am I saying that the SLS is bland? While strangers call me demand-
ing excellent examples of older Mercedes SLs, the glut of used SLS
coupes and roadsters on the market is not bringing values up. In two
years, this example might be considered well sold.
If I were the purchaser, I would enjoy mine while all of those control
modules are still fresh. This lucky person got a barely used SLS —with
a bunch of performance goodies thrown in for free. ♦
(Introductory description courtesy of Auctions America.)
July 2017
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Market Reports Overview
Spring cleaning
The boost is turned up in the Millennial car market, especially for
4-cylinder turbos
Top 10 Sales
This Issue
(Land Auctions Only)
By Garrett Long
H
1. 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari coupe,
$3,740,000—Leake, TX, p. 96
2. 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
roadster, $1,111,000—Worldwide
Auctioneers, TX, p. 120
3. 1964 Ferrari 330 GT Nembo,
$741,852—H&H Auctions, U.K.,
p. 114
4. 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB replica
California Spyder, $706,859—
H&H Auctions, U.K., p. 114
5. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88
convertible, $616,000—Worldwide
Auctioneers, TX, p. 131
6. 1925 Bentley 3 Litre Speed
Model tourer, $307,939—H&H
Auctions, U.K., p. 108
7. 2003 Aston Martin DB7 Zagato
coupe, $307,939—H&H Auctions,
U.K., p. 110
8. 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster,
$275,000—Worldwide
Auctioneers, TX, p. 120
9. 1965 Ferrari 330 GT Series I
2+2 coupe, $244,951—H&H
Auctions, U.K., p. 116
10. 1983 Ferrari 512 BBi
coupe, $236,500—Worldwide
Auctioneers, TX, p. 126
Best Buys
1955 MGA roadster, $22,050—
Branson, MO, p. 134
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&H had a great Duxford
auction that fell short of the
2016 results. Recording their
second-highest
sales
total,
number of lots and a solid sales rate
ensures a $500k drop from last year’s
record-breaking event won’t bother
them much.
Brightwells had their first of three
auctions at Bicester Heritage Museum.
A $1.2m total, for 42 of 57 lots sold,
sets a high bar we are eager to see if
they can clear again.
Worldwide met their quota at the
Would Millennials buy a modern version of Dodge’s 1992 Daytona IROC R/T turbo coupe?
Arlington auction and had a successful
weekend, but the company has got to
feel the weight of 2016’s $11.4m total, which was almost
double this year’s $6.4m results. However, Worldwide offered
high-quality cars and returned respectable numbers,
with a 78% sales rate for the 111 lots on offer.
Branson offered no surprises, hitting just about the
same figures they have since 2003. Ending the weekend
with $2.6m total, a 69% sales rate for the 193 lots offered
deserves credit for consistency, with no notable dips in car
quality or results.
Leake is our upset of the issue. Propelling off the head-
lines and sale result of the $3.4m LaFerrari, they finished
their Dallas auction having doubled their previous results
with a $10.3m total, all while setting new records in average
lot price, lots offered and sales rate. Unless they can
find another multi-million-dollar exotic, those numbers
will be tough to beat.
Garrett’s Market Moment: In this month’s Leake fea-
ture, B. Mitchell Carlson made a comment regarding the
1992 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T that stuck with me: If the
turbo coupe had been released today, it probably would
have sold way over its paltry 500 units and been a hit with
Millennial tuners. As a Millennial tuner, I wager he’s right.
The V8 is a tried-and-true formula and the king of
well-rounded performance. But as fuel prices and engine
technology both go up, the turbo four — like our lumpy
Daytona has here — is becoming less of a compromise and
more of a bargain.
Many Millennials are in a financial crunch, so buying
something that is cheap, fuel efficient and easy to insure
is more of a necessity than a preference. That’s a big part
of why, unlike the Fox-body turbo Mustangs of the 1980s,
Ford’s new Ecoboost 4-banger Mustang is the most popular
Mustang model — particularly among Millennials. Add
Sales Totals of Auctions in This Issue
McCormick’s
Palm Springs, CA
February 24–26, 2017
Mecum Auctions
Kansas City, MO
March 24–25, 2017
Duxford, U.K.
March 29, 2017
Bicester, U.K.
April 5, 2017
April 21–22, 2017
Worldwide
Arlington, TX
April 21–22, 2017
Leake
Dallas, TX
April 21–23, 2017
Silver Auctions
Vancouver, WA
April 22, 2017
$0
$364k
$2m
1: National concours standard/perfect
2: Very good, club concours, some small flaws
3: Average daily driver in decent condition
Branson, MO
Branson
Brightwells
$1.2m
$2.6m
$6.5m
$10.3m
$4m
$6m
SCM 1–6 Scale Condition Rating:
4: Still a driver but with some apparent flaws
5: A nasty beast that runs but has many problems
6: Good only for parts
in the reverence we have for legendary turbo JDM cars and
a turbo hardly seems like a compromise.
Dodge currently doesn’t have a direct competitor to the
Mustang (the SRT Challenger weighs almost 600 pounds
more than a GT; that’s a different category). But if Dodge
would release a Daytona spiritual successor, aimed square
at the practical Millennial enthusiast, they might find a category
hungry for affordable fun. So watch out for old turbo
Mustangs and our easily forgotten Daytona here, as they
might just catch onto that turbo-lag upswing. ♦
$8m
$10m
H&H
$5.6m
$5.8m
$7.4m
1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible,
$79,200—Worldwide Auctioneers,
TX, p. 131
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302
fastback, $57,500—Branson, MO,
p. 139
1934 Ford Model 40 Eight phaeton,
$45,100—Worldwide Auctioneers,
TX, p. 128
1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible,
$103,400—Leake, TX, p. 102
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Market Reports Trending Now
Buy/Sell/Hold
SCM’s Jeff Zurschmeide looks at what’s hot and what’s not in today’s market
by Jeff Zurschmeide
Median Sold Price
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$11,550
$10,000
$5,000
$0
$9,707
-8%
$10,584
-8%
$9,707
0%
$12,925
-24%
$8,800
-36%
$19,080
97%
$17,050
-11%
$17,050
0%
$13,700
6%
Buy: 2000–09 Honda S2000 — Honda’s two-seat ragtop never made the massmarket
splash of the Mazda Miata or became a supercar sensation like the Acura
NSX, but everyone who knows about the S2000 agrees that it’s one of the best
sports cars ever made. The S2000 provides Boxster performance with Honda
reliability. Values have stayed strong and many unmolested examples still exist.
2000–03 models have a 2.0-liter engine, while 2004–09 examples offered a
2.2-liter powerplant. Horsepower was the same for all years at 237, but the
2.2-liter cars offer 162 pound-feet of torque — about 10 more than the 2.0-liter.
You can find an S2000 easily, as 66,860 were imported to the U.S. The time is
right to buy one before they become collectible.
Number produced: 110,673 (global sales)
Number in SCM Platinum Auction Database: 26
Number sold at auction in the past 12 months: 2
Average selling price of those cars: $11,250
Current SCM Median Valuation: $8,800
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017
Median Sold Price
$900,000
$800,000
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0
$66,000
-8%
$79,285
-90%
$71,500
-10%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2017
$825,000
Sell: 2015–17 Dodge Challenger Hellcat — The Dodge Challenger Hellcat
(and its sibling Charger Hellcat) is a fantastic modern muscle car. No doubt
about that. But as a collectible, it’s a sure loser from this point until unwrecked,
unmolested survivors become rare. When the Hellcat first came out in 2015
and was hard to come by, it brought a nice premium in the collector market.
But then Dodge doubled production for 2016 and now we’re looking at 20,000
Hellcats on the road. The announcement of the limited-production Challenger
Demon at 840 horsepower means that the Hellcat now looks more like Hello
Kitty. If you’re holding a Hellcat as an investment, sell it now. But if you really
love it, that’s a totally different animal.
Number produced: 20,000 and counting
Number in SCM Platinum Auction Database: 37
Number sold at auction in the past 12 months: 21
Average price of those cars: $66,772
Current SCM Median Valuation: $66,000
Median Sold Price
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$0
$192,500
$154,000
-20%
$188,108
18%
$159,583
4%
$239,250
27%
$230,472
-4%
$341,121
7%
$318,600
38%
$427,797
25%
$341,000
-20%
Hold: 1956–58 Porsche 356A Speedster — This is a tale of two Porsches.
Both sold on the same day at the Gooding auction in Scottsdale 2017. One was
a derelict “barn find” 1958 Super Speedster (SCM# 6813153) and the other was
a previously restored and correct California Speedster (SCM# 6813231) rated
as 2+ by SCM’s reporter. Here’s the thing: Both cars sold for $341,000. Other
cars have sold higher, but when a rusty, non-running and incomplete car (albeit
with the desirable higher-output Super engine) pulls the exact same money as a
nice condition 2+ that would turn heads at any PCA or 356 Registry event, you
know the buyers are committed (or should be) and prices are likely to continue
skyward. See SCM’s January 2017 cover story for more supporting data.
Number produced: 2,911
Number in SCM Platinum Auction Database: 56
Number sold at auction in the past 12 months: 13
Average price of those cars: $399,640
Current SCM Median Valuation: $341,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Leake — Dallas Spring 2017 Auction
LaFerrari grabs headlines and top sale at Leake’s big show in Texas
Company
Leake
Date
April 21–23, 2017
Location
Dallas, TX
Auctioneers
Jim Richie, Brian Marshall,
Dillon Hall, Casey Enlow
Automotive lots sold/offered
290/438
Sales rate
66%
Sales total
$10,313,078
High sale
2014 Ferrari LaFerrari coupe,
sold at $3,740,000
Buyer’s premium
Leake’s highest selling vehicle to date — 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari coupe, sold at $3,740,000
10%, included in sale prices
Report and photos by B. Mitchell Carlson
and Roy Velander
Market opinions in italics
F
or the spring 2017 edition of L
Auctions’ biannual Dallas sale, it w
about Ferrari. On the surface, that
may seem off-kilter, with only
nine examples of Maranello’s finest in the
Dallas Market Center and only three of them
sold. Yet there was no doubt that one of the
was the most talked-about car of the weeken
Leading the charge was an example of th
LaFerrari. As one of the only examples available globally
on the open market — in U.S. specification to boot
— there was significant interest on- and off-site for this
near-new example. Crossing the block at prime time on
Saturday afternoon, with the other auction ring temporarily
shut down, the first bid was tendered at $2m. With
a thunderous roar from the crowd, it was announced that
the reserve was off at $3.4m and it was loose and selling.
After the auctioneers worked the crowd, phone bidders,
and the Internet one more time over, it hammered sold
for that amount. An almost-as-uproarious cheer came
up when it was announced that it was staying in the
Metroplex, going west to its new home in Fort Worth.
This sale was not only noteworthy globally, but was also
the highest sale ever attained by Leake Auctions.
Even if the LaFerrari had failed to sell, the auction
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was still an uptick from last year. All numbers were up: total consignments,
total sales, the sales rate by exactly 11%, and most importantly,
more money in the till. If we once again leave out the LaFerrari, all
the other sales were up by $3m compared to last year. Add in the
LaFerrari, and it was a successful $10m weekend. And all of this
happened while Worldwide was conducting an auction down the
road in Arlington on the same Friday and Saturday. It was quite a coup
o for Leake to get the LaFerrari consigned, as its presence there — even
had tanked — buoyed the event
for the whole weekend.
Also of note was the no-reserve
offering of over 40 vehicles from collector car
dealers David and Laura Williams on Saturday
afternoon. This personal collection was generally
divided between premium muscle cars and
limited-edition modern collectibles.
One particular auctioneer gave very little
time for most cars on the block, demanding the
car handlers start buttoning them up to get them
off the carousel almost as soon as they rolled
onto it. None of these cars sold strongly. Indeed,
most sold under the money, ranging from reasonable
to well bought.
Leake’s next event at this venue is on
November 17 through 19. ♦
$10m
$8m
$6m
$4m
$2m
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#149-1961 AUSTIN-HEALEY SPRITE
Mk I Bugeye roadster. S/N: 43482. Pale
Yellow/black vinyl/red vinyl. Odo: 19,571
miles. Stock steel wheels, hastily repainted
and shod with radial tires. Non-stock, recently
rebuilt 1,100-cc engine with Weber carburetor
and electronic ignition. Despite that, it’s still
fussy to start and runs inconsistently. Recent
light and inconsistent repaint, especially on
the hood. Hood to body gaps are highly inconsistent.
Door fit is nothing to brag about, with
paint chips around the frame showing that
shutting those doors is a hit-or-miss proposition.
Older economy bumper replate. Wavy
grille frame. Windshield is delaminating, but
has a replacement seal. New top. Workmanship
on the recently re-covered seats is quite
good, yet the door panels were crudely redone.
Poorly fitted carpet along the front of the
transmission doghouse. Generally ignored
undercarriage, with rusty exhaust system.
Cond: 3-.
pinchweld molding has lifted off. Radio-delete
plate. Good refinishing of the dashboard
wood. Modern aluminum radiator, but otherwise
generally tidy and clean under the hood.
Older undercoating, with surface rust where it
hasn’t been applied. Fussy and spitting while
running. Pushed onto the auction carousel.
Cond: 3. SOLD AT $40,700. 1965 marked the
second year on the Mark III—the final iteration
of the Big Healey. This example is actually
a Phase II car with revised suspension.
While this Healey looked darn nice on the
outside, peeling the layers off the onion revealed
more than enough issues to make this a
better sale for the consignor than the buyer.
However, once sorted, it should make for a fun
runner on the blue highways—not a concours
lawn ornament.
SOLD AT $10,230. As Publisher Martin can
attest, there’s no economy in getting a
“cheap” Bugeye—especially when you pay
too much for it. Since my assistant Roy owned
two of these back in the early 1970s, he was
harsher on this car than me. The final bid was
lifted, most likely placed by someone online.
#2517-1965 AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000 Mk
III BJ8 convertible. S/N: HBJ8L26650. Light
blue metallic & white/dark blue cloth/dark
blue leather. Odo: 77,587 miles. Equipped
with chrome knockoff wire wheels and electric
overdrive unit. Quite nice base/clear repaint
done in recent years. Blistering below
the paint on the left rear tonneau snap. Lousy
door fit, even for a Big Healey. Most chrome
replated or replaced, to include the repop wire
wheels shod with radials. Reproduction top
and interior soft trim, generally well fitted.
Minimal carpet wear. Most of the driver’s side
#2474-1967 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series I
4.2 convertible. S/N: 1E15719. Red/tan
cloth/tan leather. Odo: 37,270 miles. Period
Blaupunkt AM/FM radio. Bare-body professional
nut-and-bolt restoration completed
seven years ago. Since then, it was a Jaguar
Club of North America National Champion in
its class in 2011 and 2012, in addition to attaining
three 100-point scores at three different
concours. Paint, panel fit and chrome are
still superb. Engine presentation is still quite
good, but a bit of touch-up may be in order.
On the undercarriage, some touch-up is
needed, as fluid leaks are now prevalent from
the differential and over to the rear suspension.
Correct reproduction bias-ply tires, but
with Redlines mounted inboard. Neat-as-a-pin
interior. Cond: 2+.
Gloss-black-painted suspension bits and polished
stainless exhaust system. Modern AM/
FM/cassette deck displaces the stock radio, yet
otherwise the interior is well restored to stock.
This includes the restuffed headrests—not
looking like a pair of deflated balloons like
most of these cars. Rear parcel-shelf vinyl
seams are starting to split. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $66,000. 1972 was the final year of
small chrome bumpers on the series III Etypes,
although the large rubber blocks used
the next year were a markedly better solution
compared to some British Leyland products
for the U.S. frontal crash standards in 1973
(MGBs come to mind as a reflex reaction as a
far more horrid “fix”). Last seen in our database
selling at Mecum’s 2011 Monterey auction
for $39,750 (SCM# 6765358). If this was
purchased by the consignor here at that time,
at least he made money on the car. However, it
could have—and should have—done better.
Not a smokin’ hot deal, but bought well
enough, as series IIIs have recovered far better
than 2011 pricing.
NOT SOLD AT $76,000. While some folks
would call this interior color “Biscuit,” I just
can’t do it—I always conjure up visions of my
mom’s Bisquick “gut bomb” biscuits. And this
E-type just doesn’t make me queasy, even if it
will take a weekend worth of detailing to
concours it again. Bid to $76k on the block,
but with the auction caveat I always love:
“We’re selling it on a phone call.” However,
they didn’t get the answer they were expecting.
Personally, if I was called asking to sell my
recent multiple-JCNA-national-award-winning
series-one XKE for this, I’d just hang up.
#2510-1972 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series III
convertible. S/N: UC1S20336. Red/black
vinyl/black leather. Odo: 3,799 miles. Competently
restored within the decade, leaning more
towards driveablity than gathering concours
awards. Repro wire wheels shod with radial
tires, fitted with a modern Japanese hightorque
starter (hands down the most reliable
part of the electrical system). Well-prepped
body and well-applied base/clear repaint. Generally
tidy and stock-appearing under that tilting
front bonnet. Modern gel-cell battery.
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#1145-1979 MGB convertible. S/N:
GHN5UL493321G. Black/black vinyl/black
vinyl. Odo: 80,769 miles. Dealer-accessory
trunk rack. Paintwork presents well. Aftermarket
radio antenna, leading to an aftermarket
DIN-mount AM/FM/cassette deck. Front and
rear plastic cladding has had most sunburn on
it buffed out of it. Good-to-decent original
brightwork, all with some degree of light
scuffing—to include the original Limited Edition
badge on the dashboard. North American
MG Resister decal on the windshield. New
top, seats, carpeting and dash-top pad. Generally
tidy and stock under the hood. A green
puddle formed under the car, but at least didn’t
get larger the longer it was parked there.
Newer radials on the stock five-spoke alloy
wheels. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $8,140. Just like a number of automakers
in the late 1970s (especially those importing
convertibles), MG offered several trim
and tape-stripe packages to spice up sales on
their long-in-the-tooth model with few substantial
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general got a stay of execution, but MG didn’t
make it past 1980 (in the States at least). At
least with 80k on the clock, this one did get
enjoyed rather than parked and left to rot,
waiting for non-existent fame and fortune as
an Instant Collectible. The reserve was off at
$7,250, garnering one more bid to get it
bought for a correct retail price.
GERMAN
#477-1956 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N: 6503694. Silver/silver hard
top/black cloth soft top/black leather. Odo:
75,323 km. Sold new in Veracruz, Mexico,
retaining the original invoice, most paperwork
and metric gauges. Factory-optional hard and
soft tops. Offered here on a bonded title; under
the unit sequence number of 6503694, in lieu
of the entire serial number. Older restoration,
with a color-change repaint from white—that’s
reasonably good. Even door shut lines and
smooth rocker panels. Dry-rotted window
seals on the hard top. High-quality older replating.
Recent replacement of the soft top and
interior upholstery, with good workmanship.
Fresh fluff-and-buff under the hood, although
the air cleaner snout is lightly dented and brass
isn’t polished. What wasn’t undercoated below
the car is wearing gloss black paint, all applied
recently. Newer radial wide whitewall tires,
showing a little positive rear camber. Cond:
3+. SOLD AT $82,500. From the second year
of production for the baby brother to the
300SL, which was also the most prolific year,
at 4,032 units. Cleaner looking than the post1959
production wrap-around backlight, but
not all that practical in real-world traffic. Being
a Mexican market car, this shows the
global appeal of the 190SL—both then and
now. After being bogged down at the $70k
point in bidding, a relatively long conference
yielded the reserve being lifted, at which point
the car garnered a couple more bids to get it
sold.
#467-1963 PORSCHE 356 Super 90 cab-
riolet. S/N: 157780. Signal Red/black cloth/
black leather. Odo: 3,869 miles. Fully
chromed stock-style wheels with 15-inch radials.
Older restoration, with use since. Excellent
repaint, marred only by a scrape across
the top of the bumper and subsequent ding in
the front valence panel behind it. Authentic
sheen to all chrome, which has been replated.
Light overall scuffing on the windshield lock
strip trim. Three PCA and 356 Registry grille
badges on the engine-lid grille. Well-fitted
replacement top. Reupholstered seats and door
panels. Reproduction carpet shows light wear
and soiling. 1990s-era Blaupunkt Sacramento
AM/FM/cassette stereo, with the faceplate
trimmed to fit the original radio location.
Frosty original interior chrome. Newer dual
downdraft Weber carburetor conversion is far
cleaner than the rest of the engine bay. Motor
seems to run out well. Mostly undercoated on
the bottom of the car, and quite dirty to boot.
Cond: 3+. NOT SOLD AT $100,000. While
this may have done fairly well as show car
after the restoration work was completed, that
train has now left the station. However, this
looks to have been enjoyed quite a bit since
then and should continue to do so without any
obvious issues. As such, final bid was more
correct than the consignor not accepting it, if
it was seriously on the market.
#782-1970 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
2-dr sedan. S/N: 1102326493. Maroon &
cream/black vinyl. Odo: 16,499 miles. Color
change repaint into a non-stock-for-the-era
two-tone. Presents okay, but done long enough
ago that the door hinges now are rusty. Has
several masking errors around the door window
trim and door seals. Stock steel wheels,
also painted the non-stock two-tone, fitted
with newer radials. Period-accessory roof
rack, modern aftermarket stainless headlight
brows. Reproduction seats and door panels.
Original carpeting, with water staining around
the pedals and heavier wear below the driver’s
door. Cracks at the top of the original dashboard.
All modern aftermarket gauges and
AM/FM/cassette deck, with a rat’s nest of wiring
in the trunk at the cowl. Built-up 1,600-cc
engine, featuring a pair of Weber downdraughts.
Rather dingy in the engine bay. Engine
fussy to start. Pushed onto the block.
Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $6,930. I’m left with the impression
that this was a scruffy older Beetle that was
dolled up for resale, and has yet to find a longterm
owner since. Popped up in our database
last in 2003 (SCM# 1561507), essentially as
presented here with more dolling up (such as
the color sanding) since then. While it was a
no-sale on Friday as Lot 1129 at $6k, it was
declared sold on Sunday as Lot 782. Hopefully,
it has found an appreciative owner, but
somehow, I think it just got picked up by another
dealer.
#433-1981 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER Double Cab 3-dr drop-side
pickup. S/N: BH701216. White/gray vinyl.
Odo: 41,494 miles. Powered by VW’s 1.6L
water-cooled inline 4-cylinder diesel, yet still
in the back like a proper Type II. Equipped
with power windows, power door locks, accessory
driving lights and door window visors.
Stated that it was recently restored—if you
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consider a masked-off repaint over a moderately
prepped body and a new interior a restoration.
Light dents and dings on the box sides
and flooring. Good door fit up front, but the
rear door needs help to latch. Decent plating
on the door handles and headlight rings, as
just about everything else is either painted or
plastic. Wood slats in the cargo compartment
have been re-varnished. Well-fitted interior
soft trim, with no appreciable wear. Aftermarket
one-piece steering-wheel rim cover.
Washed-off undercarriage and engine bay, all
being generally stock. Cond: 3+.
this was a 5-banger Diesel, not a six—as it
was the same engine found in the mid-size
W123 300D sedan, 300CD coupe, and 300TD
wagon. While it was hammered sold on the
block Friday for $2,800, Leake’s official postevent
results reflect this as a no-sale. As such,
it crossed the block again on Sunday afternoon
for a definite sale.
#2485-1989 PORSCHE 911 Carrera
SOLD AT $16,500. While the second-generation
Type II Transporter was replaced by the
Vanagon in 1980 in the U.S. and Europe, these
continued to be built in Brazil until 2013. The
black protrusion up front is for the radiator, in
this case cooling the 4-banger diesel that we
knew from the first-generation Golf/Rabbit,
used from 1981 through 1985. Bid to $11k on
the block; stated that it was going to take at
least $20k to get it sold this weekend. Thanks
in no small part to VW’s Dieselgate putting a
lot of people off oil burners in general, the
consignor later accepted a $15,000 offer off
the block.
#751-1982 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SD
sedan. S/N: WDBCB20A3CB014641. Pastel
blue/dark blue leather. Odo: 163,055 miles.
Claimed to be an original-paint car. Right
front fender has a few light dings with subsequent
chips that were touched up. Lots of buffing
compound residue in body crevasses.
Muted original chrome and alloy trim. Atypical
S-class bank-vault door fit. Dash top has
several cracks; rear parcel shelf is heavily
faded. Exceptionally heavy wear and discoloring
on the driver’s door panel. Seats show less
wear than expected for 163k miles. Recent
cleanup under the hood, not to be confused
with detailing. Motor runs out well, without
sounding like a fist full of ball bearings in a
55-gallon drum, like most period diesels.
Cond: 3.
Speedster. S/N: WP0EB0914KS173247.
Guards Red/black cloth/black leather. Odo:
8,901 miles. Factory options, per the Porscheissued
Certificate of Authenticity, are a/c, luggage
compartment substitution for the rear
seats, raised-hub steering wheel, Blaupunkt
Charleston AM/FM/cassette stereo system and
California emissions. 8,901 miles from new
and all original, apart from the tires, battery
and fluids. CARFAX supplied with the car
shows it to have been regularly serviced and
exercised, with biannual emissions inspections
through 2012. Exceptionally well-cared-for
paint and interior soft trim, showing only the
slightest of wear. Very tidy under the engine
lid. Light road grime on the undercarriage.
Cond: 2.
shows a recent timing-belt change. Engine bay
shows regular upkeep. ANSA exhaust system
and light road grime on the undercarriage.
Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $70,000. Made from 1975
through 1979, this is the only Ferrari to have
a series production body by Bertone; yet most
Ferrari purists turn their noses up at the GT4s
because they have two seats too many. Not
that you can really call that a back seat in
this; it’s more of a padded package shelf. In
the 1980s and early 1990s, this was the cheapest
way to get into a Prancing Horse car, so as
such, most sold in the U.S. over those years
were not well cared for. Fully bid here today, if
not a tad generous, as the GTBs that this
shares its powertrain with have now settled at
this money for commensurate condition.
NOT SOLD AT $120,000. The 247th of 823
Speedsters sent to the U.S. for one year only,
all with the “turbo-look” wide body. The cutdown
and raked windshield exacerbates the
fat-ass look of double-bubble tonneau cover
and fender flares; it’s at least a nice, clean,
rounded look, unlike the regular cabriolets
that look like they had the roof cut off and top
bows added. If you like a large booty, you’ll
like an ’89 Speedster. With 1980s 911s seeming
to have stabilized in price lately, one can
make good arguments either way on this being
fully bid or that the consignor was prudent to
not let this limited-production one-year wonder
go.
ITALIAN
#470-1979 FERRARI 308 GT4 DINO
SOLD AT $3,520. With 78,725 sold globally
from late 1979 to 1985, this was a more successful
W126 variant than most folks realize.
Another thing most folks don’t realize is that
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coupe. S/N: 15016. Black/black leather. Odo:
16,022 miles. Stated that the 16,022 miles
indicated is correct from new and that it wears
original paint. Said paint has been heavily
buffed over the decades, which helps show
moderate chipping up front. Light sun fade on
the bumper rubber. Light scuffing on the windshield
surround trim. Fitted with plus-2-sized
wheels, but the consignor states that the original
14-inch rims are included. Good original
interior, with light driver’s seat bolster wear
and the start of seam separations on the console.
Stock radio has been replaced with a
modern DIN-mount Alpine. Documentation
SOLD AT $3,740,000. Inquiries to my contacts
within the auction company confirmed
that the consignor was dead serious about
putting this car on the market, rather than
being eye candy for the venue. With the example
consigned at RM Sotheby’s Ville Erba auction
in Italy over a month away—and a
Euro-spec car at that—this was pretty much
the only U.S.-spec example on the open global
market at the time. The Platinum lane was
shut down while this ran on the Red lane
(most appropriately); the first bite was at $2m
(better than the original MSRP of $1,420,000),
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#465-2014 FERRARI LAFERRARI
coupe. S/N: ZFF76ZFA2E0205216.
Rosso Corsa/black leather & Alcantara.
Odo: 569 miles. Hybrid drive (788-hp rearmounted
V12 engine and 161-hp electric motor
up front), F1 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
Factory options of two-tone cladding, larger
seat cushion and oversized carbon-fiber street
mirrors. 569 miles from new, consigned by the
original local owner. Seats, steering wheel and
carpeting still have the original plastic protective
coverings. The greatest amount of wear
on the vehicle is the tires—slightly more so
with the fronts than the rears—as even the
undercarriage and rear engine bay do not show
any wear or soiling. Not even so much as any
curb rash on the front-chin spoiler. For all intents
and purposes, a three-year-old new car.
Cond: 1-.
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Recent online sales of Japanese collector cars
by Brian Baker
(All text within quotes minimally edited from online descriptions)
k246199915. 1987 Nissan BE-1. S/N 647 (Last
3). 73,000 kilometers (45,000 miles). “987-cc, inline
4-cylinder; 51 hp, 3-speed automatic, Nardi
steering wheel and shift knob, Foil wheels, aftermarket
stereo.” Cond: 3.
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gradually working up to the reserve being
lifted at $3.4m. It hammered sold to a Fort
Worth resident for the best price ever attained
at a Leake auction—let alone for this weekend.
God bless capitalism.
JAPANESE
#436-1984 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
SOLD AT ¥161,000 ($1,435). In the late 1980s,
Nissan produced four postmodern-styled cars.
Naoki Sakai, who was living in San Francisco,
designed the cars. These cars were built in one of
Nissan’s subcontractor plants nicknamed “Pike
Factory.” This particular car seems to be in fairly
good shape, but it’s lacking some of the original
parts that would make it more desirable. Well
bought. Yahoo Auctions Japan, 3/20/2017.
#122423131785. 1990 Nissan Pao. S/N
PK10012824. 84,000 kilometers (52,000 miles).
“987-cc I-4; 51 hp, 3-speed auto. Clean Oregon
title, located in Palm Springs, CA.” Cond: 2.
BJ40 SUV. S/N: BJ40061957. Beige/gray
vinyl. Odo: 40 km. Non U.S.-spec model, with
metric gauges and 2014–15 Costa Rica registration
stickers in the windshield. Texas-assigned
VIN tag in the door jamb, reflecting the
original chassis number. Period aftermarket
a/c. Recent better-quality repaint, albeit with
only the easy-to-remove trim taken off prior to
painting. Iffy door fit. Seats reupholstered to
stock. Bare painted floors, aside from discount-store-sourced
front floor mats. Moderate
wear on the plastic steering wheel spokes.
Freshly installed NOS gauges. Somewhat
dingy but generally stock under the hood.
Brush-painted chassis. All five rims are new
aftermarket steel wheels, shod with oversized
all-terrain tires. Cond: 3+.
mance-type tires on the stock alloy wheels—
which have more clearcoat lifting than curb
rash. Superb original seats and dashboard padding.
Aftermarket wrapped steering-wheel rim
cover. Newer KYB shock absorbers on the
otherwise original undercarriage. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $8,580. It’s pretty obvious that despite
the 81,083 miles on the odometer, this ZX
led the life of Riley. A car in Texas for three
decades doesn’t have original paint that’s this
good without both living in a garage and being
regularly maintained, yet isn’t buffed
within a molecule of the primer. The only thing
hurting it are those 81k miles. However, there
was enough interest in it that the $7k reserve
was passed with minimal effort, and the bidding
continued from there. At least it can be
further enjoyed without owner being paranoid
about racking up even more miles.
AMERICAN
#455-1925 CADILLAC V8 V-63 pha-
SOLD AT $10,100. These “Pike” cars were sold at
the Nissan Cherry Stores. With the popularity of the
BE-1, they imposed reservations for the cars on a
first-come, first-served basis. This car is one of
51,657 Nissan Paos produced. I consider the Pao to
be the most popular Pike car out of the four models.
This car is in great shape and well preserved. The
price is slightly above what I would expect, but not
too far off. Well bought. eBay Motors, 4/8/2017.
#4036. 1991 Nissan Figaro. S/N FK10018321.
114k kilometers (71,000 miles). “Turbocharged
987-cc inline 4-cylinder; 3-speed automatic, timing
belt replaced, located in Richmond, BC, Canada”
Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $25,575. While the last year for the
FJ40 Land Crusher for the U.S. market was
1983, some global markets got one more year
of the first-generation J40 series. In essence,
the few built could be considered parts-bin
clean-out production. Had this been a Brazilian-built
unit (also known as the Bandeirante),
the oil burner would’ve been a Mercedes diesel
built in that country. In some circles, they
could be considered a “Holy Grail”—as the
consignor was hyping it to be. That circle
would be for Land Cruiser loyalists; as both
receding FJ40 prices and general disinterest
in diesels—thanks to the VW emissions scandal—likely
made that same consignor realize
that the last bid tendered was all the money
for it.
SOLD AT $11,500. The Figaro, with its slide-back
fabric top, was the only Pike car to receive a turbo.
This car is in very good shape. As it is a smallerproduction
model than the Pao (20,000 made), I
think the price is justified. Well bought. Bring A
Trailer, 5/1/2017. ♦
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#143-1987 NISSAN 300ZX coupe. S/N:
JN1HZ14S7HX217481. Red/gray vinyl. Odo:
81,083 miles. Stated that the car has had two
owners since new. Recent servicing includes a
new water pump and timing belt. Well-caredfor
original paint. Recently replaced non-OEM
windshield. Aftermarket tint added to all other
glass. Period-accessory mudguards, front and
rear. Excellent door fit. Cleaned up and generally
original under the hood, but not what
would be considered well detailed. New upper
radiator hoses still have the NAPA labels on
them. Faded and discolored paint on the intake
air plenum. Older economy-grade perfor-
eton. S/N: 63G707. Maroon & black/black
leatherette/black leather. Odo: 50,386 miles.
CCCA National First Prize badge mounted on
the cowl. Initial restoration was completed in
1966, but was refreshed in recent years, including
a higher-quality repaint, new top and
reupholstered interior. Wood spoke wheels,
with a more recent coat of clear varnish and
pinstriping. Period-accessory Moto Meter with
Cadillac crest. Door and panel fit is about as
good as can be expected from a wood-framed
body. Plating is correctly muted. Original violet-tinted
headlight lenses. Refinished wood
steering wheel. Seat leather is a bit hastily
bunched up in the corners, but overall presents
authentically. More wear on the door panels
than the seats, as they likely were the 1966
vintage restoration components. Side curtains
sitting in the back seat floorboards. Restored
fitted trunk strapped to the trunk rack. Generally
clean and tidy undercarriage. Thumper
electric fuel pump added mid-stream on the
fuel line from the rear gas tank. Cond: 2-.
NOT SOLD AT $36,500. By and large, 1925
is the earliest year that CCCA Full Classics
qualify, with a few exceptions made in recent
years. Might do reasonably well in a regional
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concours (it certainly won’t have too many
other ’25 Caddys to compete against), but
looks to be ready for the next CCCA Caravan.
Like most cars from the 1920s, values have
been floundering in recent years, so it’s definitely
finding those few persons for whom this
pushes buttons, rather than the open market.
Even at that, I still feel this was bid a tad light.
#2442-1954 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
roadster. S/N: E54S001057. Polo White/beige
cloth/red vinyl. Odo: 74,326 miles. 235-ci
150-hp I6, 3x1-bbl, auto. Early-production
“bullet” individual air cleaners, yet with longer-style
exhaust outlets having cut-outs to
dump out the bottom as well. Old repaint,
starting to show some light cracking along
panel-joint lines and stress points such as door
and hood opening corners. Faded crossed-flag
emblems, probably original. All exterior
chrome presents very well, interior plating has
some light pitting and fogginess. All-blue repainted
engine, without the Blue Flame decal.
Various bits of wiring have been added over
the years—some with good workmanship,
some hob-cobbed. Battery charger permanently
mounted on the cowl over the modern
generic battery. Various interludes under the
hood with a can of black spray paint to include:
the radiator hoses (none of them being
the same type), cowl, fender aprons and motor
mounts. Nice seat upholstery. Cond: 3.
Market Moment
courtesy of Bonhams
1990 Toyota Hilux 4x4 pickup
Sold at $16,500
Bonhams, Amelia Island, FL, March 9, 2017, Lot 139
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NOT SOLD AT $42,000. This comes off as
being restored back in the 1970s, when the
restoration-parts industry was just starting to
get a footing on authenticity. Also back when a
repaint and new seats could pass as a concise
concours-quality restoration. Too messed with
to be a Survivor type car, too decent to tear
apart for a frame-off, yet the latter may be the
best course of action considering that sooner
or later those cracking issues will need to be
addressed (as they’ll only get worse). Bid
cheap for a reason, and that hopefully gave
the consignor notice.
#2494-1957 DODGE POWER WAGON
1-ton 4x4 pickup. S/N: 83955647. Green &
black/black vinyl. Odo: 56 miles. 318-ci V8,
4-bbl, 4-sp. Reproduction serial number tag,
with the number stamped with a set of Harbor
Freight dies. Repowered with a pre-1968 era
polyspherical-head 318-ci V8. No attempt
whatsoever to prep the body for the quickie
repaint—I doubt that they even washed the
truck before paint was applied. At least they
took the emblems off and reattached them.
Retrofitted with an exterior battery box on the
left front fender as part of the 12-volt electrical
system conversion. Rattle-can-black inte-
July 2017
e talk a lot about value, rarity and heart-rattling performance at Sports Car Market, but
none of that means much when it comes to this truck.
This truck is special because it is one of the most competent, reliable vehicles ever
made.
For decades, I’ve spent my free time outdoors,
where I seek out great fly-fishing, surfing, camping,
hiking and photography. But getting there is
only half of the job. Turning around and getting
out of the backcountry — even if it is raining,
snowing or muddy — is the most important job
for a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
A truck that will start and run without fail is
key. A truck that will take a beating and keep on
running is equally important.
The Toyota 4x4 pickup does all this — and more.
Don’t believe me? Go on YouTube and find the “Top Gear” Episode 5 of the third season. Jeremy
Clarkson and James May found a 1988 Hilux 4x4 with 190,000 miles on the clock. Then they drove
it down steps and bashed it into a tree. It kept running. Then they parked it on a beach and watched
the truck vanish under salt water and drift away. After the tide dropped, they dug the truck out of the
sand and blew salt water out of the cylinders. The truck started and drove away.
Then a crane dropped a travel trailer on the truck. It kept going. A wrecking ball gave it a few
wallops. Then it was set on fire. It kept starting — and running.
For a grand finale, the truck was strapped on the roof of a 240-foot-high building that was slated
for demolition. The charges went off, the building imploded — and the truck plummeted 240 feet
into the rubble. It started and drove away.
Our subject truck might be the best 1990 Hilux around. It has only 17,000 miles on the clock, and
it looks brand new. The truck has the desirable 6-cylinder engine and 5-speed manual transmission.
The new owner paid $16,500, which was a screaming deal.
The new owner may be tempted to pickle this truck in a climate-controlled garage. The pristine
condition and low miles add tons of value. A decent 1988 Toyota 4x4 sells for $2,000 to $3,500 these
days — and that’s one with 200,000 or more miles.
Toyota made hundreds of thousands of these trucks, and most still lead hard, rust-pocked lives.
Driving this time-capsule Toyota truck will erase value. That is certain.
But not driving this truck is just dumb. These trucks were made to rattle down tough roads, get
muddy, haul gear and get you home through a foot of wet snow.
If I had been at this auction, I would have bid on this truck — with the full intention of driving
it for at least 200,000 miles. After all, I just spent $25k for a stripped-down 2017 Toyota Tacoma
4x4 — the descendent of our subject truck.
Toyota ended the Hilux line in 1995 when
it introduced the Tacoma, which might be even
tougher. U.S. Army Special Forces use pretty
much bone-stock Tacoma pickups in Afghanistan
and other war zones.
The joy in this 1990 Toyota truck is its sheer
ability and sturdiness — and where it can take
you. There’s a ton of value — and fun — in that
journey.
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rior, aside from the re-covered seat and pair of
four-point belts. Converted to suspended
clutch and brake pedals. Original split rims,
now rattle-can black—to include half of the
tire sidewall. At least the modern aftermarket
front lock-out hubs were added after that.
Cond: 4+.
that money was tight during the 1958 “Eisenhower
recession,” which really whacked the
auto industry in particular, it’s not all that
surprising only 675 Imperial convertibles
were built that year. Big Fin Mopar convertibles
had been pulling down six-digit sales
when Mopar performance was beginning to
falter in the market, but now they seem to have
moderated in price. Marketed correctly (read
that as “Advertise it in Scandinavia,” where
they love these), there’s money left on the table
here. Not what I’d call a really hot deal, just a
better buy for the new owner than sale for the
consignor.
#150-1961 STUDEBAKER CHAMP
NOT SOLD AT $16,000. I’ve put more effort
into painting farm implements, although that’s
not too far of a stretch for a definition of a
Power Wagon. It would’ve been far better off
if they just left the tired old paint alone (two
words: rat rod). Proof positive that a Power
Wagon is rugged enough to survive people
who shouldn’t be trusted with tools, sharp objects
or paint cans. Plenty bid for what was an
easy project made more difficult.
#2505-1958 IMPERIAL CROWN con-
vertible. S/N: LY16947. Black/black cloth/red
leather. Odo: 93,978 miles. 392-ci V8, 4-bbl,
auto. Factory-installed a/c, plus all the power
amenities expected of the top-shelf Chrysler
product in 1958. Repop wire wheels shod with
wide whitewall radials. Restored approximately
a decade ago and still presents very
well. Excellent body prep and paint application.
Replated chrome overall is at best equivalent
to regular production-car quality of
finish. Slight rattle to the doors when shut.
New well-fitted and authentic replacement top.
Seats have light wrinkling akin to soft brokenin
leather. Clean and almost stock under the
hood; exceptions are belts, hoses, hose clamps
and modern economy battery. Thick paint application
has made reading the body tag all but
pickup. S/N: E714384. White/two-tone tan
vinyl. Odo: 42,517 miles. 259-ci V8, 2-bbl,
3-sp. Period dealer-installed a/c and wraparound
rear step bumper. Older masked-off
repaint is generally presentable, not paying
much attention to the light orange peel on the
hood. Wavy body filler in the bottoms of the
doors and rocker panels. Body seam crack
from the back of the passenger’s side drip rail
to upper corner of the rear window. Rust blisters
on the cab roof between the windshield
and drip rail. Decent original stainless trim,
correct painted bumpers. Driver’s door latch
issues. Door panels and bench seat are in good
condition, albeit with wavy vinyl. Older engine
repaint, with the silver flaking off the
motor while the red valve covers are holding
up well. Washed-off brush-painted chassis.
Cond: 3.
#142-1962 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
sedan. S/N: 2Y82H418917. Dark blue metallic/
light blue leather. Odo: 40,701 miles. 430ci
V8, 2-bbl, auto. Optional auto dimming
headlights, power seat, speed control and a/c.
Consignor is of the opinion that the 40,701
indicated miles are actual since new. If true, it
certainly wasn’t due to preservation. Poorly
prepped and lightly applied repaint quite a few
years ago. Heavy surface rust on the original
splash apron between the lightly pitted grille
and moderately dinged front bumper. More
dents, but with decent chrome on the rear
bumper. All unpainted hardware under the
hood is heavily surface-rusted. All-original
interior. Moderate wear on the driver’s seat
position, door panel and carpeting. Cond: 4+.
impossible without getting intrusive. Serialnumber
tag in the door jamb is almost as bad.
Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $71,500. Considering
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SOLD AT $17,325. With a very tight budget
and a 12-year-old design, Studebaker created
the Champ half-ton pickup in 1960 with a cab
fabricated from the front half of the Lark sedan.
Still, the proportions worked with the
circa-1948 fender-side pickup box (as on this
truck); unknown to everyone at the time, this
was essentially the first mid-sized pickup.
However, using the 1958–59 Dodge wide-side
box tooling they got on the cheap looks almost
cartoonish—as the box is wider than the cab.
The reserve was met at $12k and the bidding
was strong until it was hammered sold. With
several issues on this one, this strong sale
shows that classic pickups continue to do well
in the market.
Proof positive that a Power Wagon is rugged
enough to survive people who shouldn’t be
trusted with tools, sharp objects or paint cans.
Plenty bid for what was an easy project made
more difficult.
1957 Dodge Power Wagon 1-ton 4x4 pickup
SOLD AT $9,900. Call me old, but I remember
two decades ago when convertibles in this
condition were bringing this kind of money. At
least back then, nobody had high hopes of a
ratty convertible being trustworthy; most
would consider it a starting point for a restoration.
This sedan back then would be about a
thousand bucks, and mostly as a parts car for
a convertible, since nobody in their right mind
would restore a sedan. I also know these cars
well enough to feel more confident that the
odometer is on its second trip around. At least
today, with the hip and urban trendy crowd
keen on modifying these, I’ll venture to guess
that this example’s next stop after the auction
is to a customizing shop. Even after this very
strong sale, with the consignor wisely seeing
that this was silly money and lifting the reserve
at $9k.
#176-1965 PONTIAC GTO 2-dr hard
”
top. S/N: 237375B129629. Bluemist Slate/
black vinyl. Odo: 31,060 miles. 389-ci V8,
3x2-bbl, 4-sp. PHS documentation confirms
the car to generally be correct in colors and
configuration. Options include Tri-Power,
4-speed, tachometer gauge cluster, quick-ratio
steering box, tinted windshield, and push-button
AM radio with rear speaker. Older, average
masked-off trim base/clear repaint.
Hit-or-miss panel and door fit. Pitted rear trim,
with occasional overspray. Older replated
bumpers, with a few light dings. Heavily
dinged, scuffed and dull alloy windows reveal
trim. Generic door seals and no door-stop
bumpers, so doors rattle when shut. Has
enough seam splitting on the tops of the seat
to be believable as being original. Older replacement
carpeting, with poor fit. Period
Hurst shifter. Somewhat clean but not really
detailed under the hood. Older engine repaint
is still very presentable, but also shows lubricant
weeping. Cond: 3-.
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SOLD AT $25,300. This example was likely
redone in the 1980s, when muscle car restoration
was just starting to come into vogue. It’s
at that point now where it’s a bit scabby to run
it as-is, but as it sold once the reserve was
lifted at the final bid, too much was paid to
make it worth starting an actual restoration on
it. Sold to an online bidder, so they may be a
little disappointed when this gets rolled off the
transporter.
#2433-1967 SHELBY GT500 fastback.
S/N: 67400F4A01015. Wimbledon White &
blue/black vinyl. Odo: 62,450 miles. 428-ci
V8, 2x4-bbl, 4-sp. Narrow driving-light configuration.
Options include Sport Deck rear
seat, power steering, power brakes, extra cooling
package, interior décor group and light
group. Authentic reproduction five-spoke alloy
wheels on Blue Streak tires. Stated that the car
was restored over the course of the past
decade. Rather good bare-body repaint, clear
coating over the painted rally stripes. Typical,
uneven hood gaps and iffy fit. Authentically
detailed under the hood. Replacement carpet
shows light wear and soiling. The rest of the
interior soft trim is reproduction and is still
like new. Matte black spray-can undercarriage.
Stock yet authoritative exhaust note. Cond: 2-.
NOT SOLD AT $100,000. The reason Carroll
Shelby chose the GT500 for the new big block
was that he simply wanted a nice round number
that was bigger than anyone else had.
Well, a bigger number was certainly needed
here to buy this example, and I can’t blame the
consignor for holding fast to the bigger number
for his reserve.
#2501-1967 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
convertible. S/N: 194677S102306.
Rally Red & white/white
vinyl/red vinyl. Odo: 7,215 miles. 427-ci 390hp
V8, 4-bbl, 4-sp. Original VIN and trim
tags, showing the car to be a real-deal red-onred
configuration. Factory options include a/c,
headrests, power brakes, power steering,
power windows, AM/FM radio and bolt-on
alloy wheels—now shod with Redline radial
tires. Also fitted post-production with sidepipes
and Speed Minder speedometer. NCRS
judging sheets displayed with the car go back
25 years and consistently show the car as attaining
Top Flight status (sometimes barely).
NCRS decal on left vent window pane. Excellent
bare body repaint. Good panel fit. Mostly
reproduction trim and emblems. Better-thanstock
replated bumpers. Authentically detailed
and ready to show under the hood. Carpeted
floor mats are brighter than the floor carpet,
but the interior shows no appreciable wear.
Undercarriage defaults to glossy black paint,
although suspension components are correctly
detailed. Cond: 2.
BEST
BUY
SOLD AT $103,400. The 390-horse 427 was
the most potent single-barrel carburetor engine
that could be fitted with a/c. Combining
that with a real-deal red-on-red car makes this
a pretty decent deal on this no-reserve midyear.
Well bought.
#2521-1968 FORD MUSTANG GT/CS
coupe. S/N: 8R01C156157. Gulfstream Aqua/
two-tone aqua vinyl. Odo: 16,497 miles. 289ci
V8, 4-bbl, auto. Marti Report confirms it to
be a real California Special with a/c and power
steering in Gulfstream Aqua, but originally
with a Parchment vinyl roof and Deluxe wheel
covers in lieu of reproduction GT wheels on
radials. Also changed to 4-barrel induction
from the original two-pot carburetor. Also has
no smog equipment, California or otherwise.
Otherwise stock-appearing under the hood,
although minor hardware and fasteners are
incorrect. Good trim-off repaint, with maskedoff
vent windows. Old replacement windshield.
Okay door shut lines and fit, but the
hood sits back about a quarter of an inch from
the headlight buckets. Carpet shows light
staining and wear, like-new seats. Modern
kick panels with molded-in aftermarket speakers.
Washed off undercarriage with non-stock
chambered mufflers. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $30,800. Most Cal Specials I encounter
seem to have originally had optional
vinyl roofs, but darn few are restored with
them. That might have something to do with
those original roofs trapping moisture and
rotting out the steel roof. If it was a Cal Special
that resided close to the ocean, the salt
spray only made things worse. Offered from a
no-reserve collection, it sold well enough, despite
spending less time on the block than most
guys spend at a urinal.
#191-1969 CHEVROLET CAMARO
Z/28 coupe. S/N: 124379N558135. Hugger
Orange & black/black vinyl. Odo: 1,075 miles.
302-ci V8, 4-bbl, 4-sp. Power steering, power
brakes, cowl-induction-type hood, gauge pack
center console and radio delete. Superb barebody
repaint in base coat/clear coat, inclusive
of the rally stripes. However, there are a couple
of prep miscues on the roof that got
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sprayed over. Replated bumpers and reproduction
trim. All-replacement door and glass rubber
seals. Reproduction interior soft trim,
expertly fitted. Driver’s door pinchweld molding
has come loose. Hurst shifter. Generally
well detailed under the hood. Retains all smog
gear but has chrome fender braces. Fuel staining
on top of the intake manifold. Thanks to
OEM-type exhaust, it generally runs out stock,
although a touch more robust and a bit fussy
(as it was a bit of a handful to get it to cooperate
to drive onto the turntable’s ramp).
Cond: 2-.
pect that the consignor was looking for a sixdigit
selling price in a Mopar market that’s
warming up, but the last few bidders probably
were of the opinion that the market wasn’t
there yet. Today, either argument is plausible.
#2511-1970 DODGE CHALLENGER
SOLD AT $52,800. This example is relatively
well equipped—or at least it is now—to be an
original radio-delete car. However, one can
also make the argument that the car already
has a great sound system—just press further
down on the long skinny pedal to turn up the
volume. Offered at no reserve, it was going to
do what it did regardless, but one can easily
make the argument that there was some money
left on the table, even if it was pocket change
rather than folding cash.
#483-1970 PLYMOUTH ’CUDA 2-dr
hard top. S/N: BS23V0E120910. Black/black
leather. Odo: 3,871 miles. 440-ci V8, 3x2-bbl,
4-sp. Factory options include Six Pack induction,
4-speed, power brakes, leather seats, rear
window defogger, body color front bumper,
wide sill moldings, Rally instrumentation,
driving lights and AM/FM radio. Professionally
restored within the last decade. Excellent
panel prep and paint application. Slightly
wider door shut lines facing the front fenders
than the other panels, yet the doors shut well.
Older replacement windshield. Lightly scuffed
original stainless trim, mostly reproduction
chrome. Exceptionally clean and well detailed
under the hood. Economy-grade battery is the
only non-Mopar or OEM component. All
black-painted undercarriage. Light wrinkling
of the seating surfaces comes off more as broken-in
patina than wear, as the leather is quite
supple. Light soiling and fading of the carpet
and seat belts. Cond: 2-.
T/A 2-dr hard top. S/N: JH23J0B296549. Go
Mango/black vinyl/black vinyl. Odo: 52,924
miles. 340-ci V8, 3x2-bbl, 4-sp. Power steering,
dual racing mirrors, Rallye gauges with
tachometer and clock, light group, door-sill
moldings, center console, AM radio and California
emissions equipment. The latter is now
long gone, as the closest thing it has to emissions
controls is the correct and unique T/A
side dump mufflers. Barring that deletion of
components, the engine bay was restored to
generally stock configuration and is clean
enough to show—once the low-budget battery
and old replacement cables are swapped out.
Nice repaint on the steel bodywork, although
the flat black on the hood didn’t pan out as
well—showing uneven coverage and sanding
scratches. Roof vinyl is saturated with silicone
protectant. Unrestored undercarriage. Replacement
seats, door panels and carpeting;
cleaned-up original dash. Runs out quite
nicely, thanks to those unusual sidepipes and
maybe a bit more cam than stock. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $52,800. Sure, the Trans-Am homologation
special T/A was available in other
colors, but to me this is the textbook example
of how they should look, in this or Hemi Orange.
Even if it is because I built the Monogram
1/24th-scale model to match the box art
in orange with a black top. While values are
starting to recover on these, they are sort of
like Hemis, in that they are not picking up as
fast as big-block cars. Not a concours car, but
better than a driver. Being no reserve, it still
sold a touch lighter than I expected.
NOT SOLD AT $93,000. Being a highly desirable
color combo, about the only upgrade
from here would be if it had a Hemi in it. I sus-
July 2017
#183-1972 FORD BRONCO utility. S/N:
U15GLP43198. Red/Parchment vinyl. Odo:
28,103 miles. 302-ci V8, 2-bbl, 3-sp. Power
steering, power brakes, rear seat, twin tanks
and AM radio. Modern aftermarket a/c, steering
stabilizer, dual exhaust and Class III hitch.
Average repaint in recent years. Chrome peeling
off the ends of the bumpers, with original
trim. Stock wheel covers are sitting loose
ahead of the back seat. Cowl, fender aprons
and engine all incorrectly painted black.
Newer power brake booster and ignition wiring.
Retrofitted with gas struts for the hood.
Radiator paint overspray on the tower-hose
clamps. Various bits of added wiring, some at
least having fused connections. Original cardboard
headliner is sagging, has been repainted,
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H&H Auctions Duxford, U.K.
H&H — Imperial War Museum
Historical aircraft enliven the scenery of this European-heavy auction
Company
H&H
Date
March 29, 2017
Location
Duxford, U.K.
Auctioneers
Simon Hope, Julian Royse
Automotive lots sold/offered
78/120
Sales rate
65%
Sales total
$5,551,373
High sale
1964 Ferrari 330 GT Nembo
Spyder, sold at $741,852
Buyer’s premium
Sold very well, benefiting the East Anglian Air Ambulance charity — 1964 Ferrari 330 GT Nembo Spyder, sold at $741,852
12.5%, minimum of $187,
included in sold prices
($1.00 = £0.80)
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
Market opinions in italics
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ell, what an interesting bunch of lots H&H
brought us. After the sale kicked off with
six Armstrong Siddeleys at no reserve —
all of which sold — there were the two
replica Ferraris, a 250 LWB California Spyder replica
made out of a 250 GT PF coupe, and the last Nembo
Spyder created. There was also an amazing pair of two
identical 1967 Porsche 911Ss, both the same color and
only 297 chassis numbers apart. One was completely
original and well preserved, while the other had been
rigorously restored back to perfect as-factory condition.
Choices, choices.
The atmosphere was different, too. Under its new management with
the arrival last year of Dominic Lyncker as managing director (co-founder
Simon Hope remains chairman), H&H asked that the RAF Museum remove
its aircraft so it has the hall to itself, meaning it can place the rostrum
where it wants it and accommodate more cars inside. Yes, this does mean
towing a Cold War-era Victor tanker outside before each sale, but the
result was worth it, the ambience enhanced by potted foliage. It might
not sound like much, but it makes a difference and boosts the
whole feel of the show several notches upmarket.
The Nembo — the last of four built, although this one was
Duxford, U.K.
a later production by
Neri working without
Bonacini, on a 330 GT
chassis — hit $742k, hav-
ing been offered at no reserve.
The car would cost almost the same to build
again, and the Spyder topped $700k too… which
is about the price of an unmolested 250 GT PF
coupe these days. So you might argue it wasn’t
worth bothering, although of course a real
California Spyder is $8m-plus.
And those two Porsches — was there one
1979 Bitter CD coupe, sold at $83,983
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eager collector who just had to have both, one for
rain and one for shine? Well, no, sadly, as neither
sold despite almost identical bids of more than
$200k apiece. Strange old world. ♦
Sales Totals
$6m
$5m
$4m
$3m
$2m
$1m
0
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
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#41-1925 BENTLEY 3 LITRE Speed
Model tourer. S/N: 893. Red &
black/brown leather. RHD. Odo:
10,653 miles. Nicely shabby old thing, now
looking a little tired. Has worn these colors
since—at least—1964; paint worn and chipped
at bonnet edges, sloppily retrimmed and front
seats well worn, none of which really matters
as it has the original chassis, engine and body.
Wears a 4½ Litre steering column, but original
is included. Still with sloper carbs and Autovac.
Factory service records to 1936. Not
started for three years. Cond: 3-.
TOP 10
No. 6
vanced model, with Hiduminium alloy motor
and preselector gearbox. Good and straight,
nice paint, although never fully restored;
leather is well creased and baggy—but original,
with one tear in front passenger’s seat
base. Preselector change on steering boss.
Runs and drives, but will need recommissioning.
Cond: 3.
and instruments. Original Singer SM motor
lost and replaced with single-carb Gazelle
unit, and it’s near concours level—which is
unusual with an HRG—with chrome rocker
cover and oil-filter casing. Twin-carb head
comes with the car. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $307,939. A car this original
should moisten the gusset of any Bentley fancier.
Sure enough, it took the expected quarter
million. On the money.
#121-1934 ROLLS-ROYCE 20/25HP
pickup. S/N: GRC48. Cream/green leather.
RHD. Originally a saloon by Rippon. Externally
restored 1997, and obviously hasn’t done
much, as the load bed is still clean and tidy.
Seat leather patinated to the point of distress.
No carpets or, for that matter, doors, which are
replaced by chains. Still on original-type magneto
and Bakelite coil. U.S.-style drum headlights
not dinged but could use a polish.
German title. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $28,694. Originally the factory
demonstrator, then in Australia most of its life;
repatriated 1998. Last owned by the late patron
of the Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust,
this was the last of the six Armstrong Siddeleys
all offered at no reserve. This was the most
expensive, as you’d expect, at a little more
than half the price of a similarly large-bodied
Rolls-Royce 20/25.
#93-1947 BENTLEY MK VI drophead
coupe. S/N: B245AJ. Eng. # 252A. Garnet &
silver/red leather. RHD. Odo: 26,000 miles.
One of six of this design, restored in past five
years and very sharp. Catalog says original
chalk marks still visible on chassis side rails
(now varnished over). Timber all refinished.
Most leather still original, and aside from a few
discolored patches on the back bench and light
creasing in front, it still appears well. Comes
with original tools. Modern radio. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $85,733. Believed to have been
Works-prepared for the 1949 Alpine Rally and
has period competition history at Goodwood
and Silverstone. Only 3,500 miles since restoration
and, even though it has the wrong engine,
from the wrong period (HRGs had a
variety, so it’s not a massive worry), went well
over the £38k–£50k ($47k–$62k) estimate,
mostly on its super-sharp (for an HRG) condition.
#71-1955 JAGUAR XK 140 SE 3.4 drophead
coupe. S/N: S817502. Eng. # G377185.
White/black cloth/red leather. RHD. Odo:
15,209 miles. Restored with good door fit.
Lightly worn leather to custom bucket seats
just settling in, decent carpets, veneers good,
Moto-Lita wheel. Rear lamp plinths smooth,
rear bumper speckled with rust, front better.
Updated with 5-speed gearbox, alternator and
big radiator. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $23,432. In an Austrian museum
collection since 1997, and German-owned for
the four years before that. Plenty of these were
converted to pickups after WWII (for lower
taxes on production vehicles), but it’s rare to
find one that hasn’t been made back into a
sedan or a special. Cheap for a 20/25, but
probably fun to drive as it’ll be lighter this
way rather than hauling a big body about.
Charming. (See “Affordable Classic,” p. 44.)
#7-1935 ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY
SPECIAL Mk II limousine. S/N: 3418.
Black/green leather. RHD. A-S’s most ad-
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SOLD AT $130,874. First owned by Sir Max
Aitken, at one time chairman of Beaverbrook
Newspapers. Found in 2010 in a farm outbuilding,
where it had been dry-stored for decades.
Even though hammered a little behind
the £100k ($125k) lower estimate, this was
four times the price of a standard steel saloon—and
what a fascinating back story.
#26-1948 HRG 1500 roadster. S/N:
W169. Eng. # 16001W. Green/green leather.
RHD. One of 111—a very English sports car.
Restored in mid-’80s, but completed in 1994,
still good and straight with nice paint. Leather
little used, carpets in good shape, nice dash
SOLD AT $137,173. Supplied new in the U.S.
via Max Hoffman, changed to RHD during
resto. Sold near top estimate, and did well
because although white looks great on a 120
roadster, it looks a little strange on a drophead.
Something like a pale green somehow
hides the windscreen frame a bit better. Well
sold.
#13-1958 JAGUAR XK 150 SE 3.4
coupe. S/N: S824290DN. Orange/brown
leather. RHD. Odo: 78,000 miles. Spec is
great, being a Special Equipment (SE) overdrive
car, but this is absolutely horrible. Rust
is everywhere including the roof, plus damage
and plop in the right C-pillar. With no head-
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liner, every time you slam the door, more orange
powder falls into the seats. Doors aren’t
too bad, actually; although the left door is held
shut by a bungee cord. Later aftermarket steering
wheel fitted. With Heritage Certificate.
Last on the road 1991. Cond: 4.
leather rather than cloth. The nose is so long
the spare wheel (which has a rather fussy
cover with plastic chrome wheelnuts) lives in
front of the V6, and for maintenance you
climb in with it. Cond: 2-.
£20k–£25k ($25k–$31k) estimate. No apparent
reason why it sold cheaper than two last year
(SCM# 6799695 and 6799698), although
white just doesn’t look good on these.
#52-1979 LOTUS ESPRIT Commemorative
coupe. S/N: 79030689G. Eng. # CC907790316182.
Black/tan cord & black leather.
RHD. Odo: 61,258 miles. Last of the production
run of 99, and very well preserved. Interior
has lasted incredibly well—they go baggy
very quickly on these. Instrument pod all
good, no stars or chips on body, wheels refurbished.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $34,293. I was strangely drawn to
this, and have included it to show what a basket-case
150 SE sells for, which was more than
H&H was expecting (estimate was £18k–£22k/
$22k–$27k). I’d love to mechanically refurb
this but leave the body alone, then take it to
JEC concours meets to get up members’ noses.
Being pre-1960, it doesn’t even need an MoT.
It will live again, but the final bill will likely
be in excess of what it’s worth at the moment.
Good to see somebody taking the long view.
#47-1962 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series I 3.8
project coupe. S/N: 860787. Silver/gray
leather. RHD. Dismantled XKE coupe, originally
Opalescent Silver Blue, according to
traces of paint on the door hinges. Some restoration
work to bodyshell including new floors,
plus engine and gearbox have been rebuilt. All
there... you hope. Cond: 4-.
SOLD AT $9,938. Zodiac is an upmarket
Zephyr. I know it looks like an overgrown Mk
II Cortina, but these things are enormous by
’60s Brit standards—about the size of a Cougar
and just as tacky. Given the rise in value
of classic Fords, this still looks pretty cheap.
#8-1968 LOTUS ELAN Plus 2 coupe.
S/N: 500487. Mustard/black vinyl. RHD. Odo:
53,088 miles. Good order, no chips in body,
original chassis. Repainted and still shiny,
5-speed gearbox fitted in ’90s. No cracks in
dash veneer or center console, aftermarket
steering wheel fitted. Motor tidy, no big leaks
(Lotus Twin Cams are always a little oily),
still with original airbox. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $47,591. All the money for any
Esprit, but this is a very special one, remarkably
well preserved, so mid-estimate price
looks fair. For the collector. Drivers—including
turbos and V8s—come much cheaper.
TOP 10
No. 7
#110-2003 ASTON MARTIN DB7
Zagato coupe. S/N: SCFAE12343K700021.
Tungsten Silver/Royal Blue
leather. RHD. Odo: 4,700 miles. Clean and
tidy, almost like new... because it almost is.
One of only three (of 99) RHD versions finished
in this silver-over-blue upholstery
combo. Quilted leather hardly looks sat in,
veneers excellent. Two owners and 11 stamps
in the service book. Still with numbered handbook
and factory car cover. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $23,445. Sold new in New Zealand
and only recently returned to the U.K. Sold a
little over estimate, and that was down to condition,
as the color was doing it no favors.
SOLD AT $48,290. Taken apart in the mid’80s
and then, the usual old story, other stuff
got in the way and it’s been holed up in a barn
loft since. At first this does appear rather a lot
for a pile of bits, especially given that a perfectly
restored example would be $250k, absolute
tops. However, if it had been presented as
a complete but rusty barn find, it would likely
have fetched more, so viewed in those terms it
looked like a vaguely good value. That’s what
H&H thought, anyway, as it sold mid estimate.
(See “Collecting Thoughts,” p. 46.)
#62-1968 FORD ZODIAC Mk IV sedan.
S/N: BA58GP39490. Maroon/magnolia
leather. RHD. Restored in 2011 and very
sharp. Paint and chrome all good. Individual
front-seat option rather than bench, new
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#37-1978 FORD CAPRI 3.0 S coupe.
S/N: GAECTE02029. White/Carla cloth.
RHD. Odo: 68,549 miles. Looks sharply restored,
but turns out never to have been
welded, so sill joints really are as-factory.
Carla seat cloth like new, and may actually be.
5-speed gearbox added. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $307,939. Last one to sell was
“040” for $357,500, at RM Sotheby’s Amelia
Island March 2017 auction, factory converted
to LHD and with only 513 miles (SCM#
6831882). But if you factor in the 15% shift in
exchange rates in the past 10 months, the
value of the bid is about the same on both
cars. On that basis, sold right... Cars are
cheap in the U.K. at the moment.
FRENCH
#96-1900 DE DION-BOUTON TYPE E
SOLD AT $22,745. Another from the “VHK”
series of pre-production press cars, this one a
former Autocar cover star (others appeared in
“The Professionals”), let go a ways under the
Vis-a-Vis motor carriage. S/N: 664. Eng. #
4410. Black/black leather. RHD. Restored
1990s and still sharp with mostly good paint
and nice nickel. Motor is a 4½-hp replacement
from 1901, fitted during resto, still clean and
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tidy. Buttoned black leather only lightly used;
2-speed sequential transmission. Cond: 2-.
ers and three condition -2 Beetles, this stood
out. Like the Quattro, being sold from the
Gilder Group Collection. Sold right for market.
NOT SOLD AT $211,513. Originally supplied
in the U.S., sold to current owner in
2014. Not sold at £170k, which was a surprise
because to me, this was more appealing than
its beautifully restored clone, Lot 95 (SCM#
6832547). Ideally, you’d have to have the pair.
SOLD AT $86,368. In the U.S. in 2002, then
to the U.K. in 2009 after it was sold at Bonhams’
September Brookline auction for
$91,260 (SCM# 1666937). Last Brighton Run
2014—apparently with the “big” motor it will
now sustain 25 mph. Given that a perfectly
usable one of these hung around the trade and
failed to sell around the £55k ($68k) mark two
years ago (SCM# 271120), the final price is
quite a result. Still one of the cheapest ways to
get in the London-Brighton Run on four
wheels.
#79-1997 RENAULT SPORT SPIDER
roadster. S/N: VMKAF0H0516077070. Blue/
black vinyl. RHD. Windscreen (i.e. British)
version, of which 100 were made. The French
ones got the “air screen,” which worked better
in concept than it did in reality, but looked
hardcore. Unscuffed, unscraped and well kept,
just a few polish marks in footwells from
boots. No mention of mileage and odometer is
digital, but said to have a “huge” service history
including cam-belt change in January
2016, so it’s obviously covered some miles.
Cond: 3+.
#95-1967 PORSCHE 911S coupe. S/N:
308114. Sand Beige/black vinyl. Odo: 532
miles. Beautifully restored in Germany to likenew
condition, in perfect factory finishes.
Mileage is presumably since restoration.
Cond: 1-.
SOLD AT $52,956. About the least desirable
long-nose 911—poverty model with derided
semi-auto ’box. But that didn’t stop it from
soaring way over its estimate. Why? It’s a
small-bumper 911, which has most of the classic-car
world in thrall.
#68-1972 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
NOT SOLD AT $223,955. Delivered new in
Texas and remained in the U.S. until 2015.
Also unsold at £180k, though the initial ask
was less than the unrestored Lot 84 911. But,
you know, I was more drawn to the original
one.
#69-1969 VOLKSWAGEN TRANS-
PORTER Kombi Camper. S/N: 237131334.
Eng. # ADR3215. Black & white/white
leather. Odo: 86,657 miles. Converted in period
by EZ of Littlerock, CA. Restored, very
straight down the sides, mildly custom interior
with new seat coverings. Now with later 1600
motor on twin carbs, 1303 gearbox and gasburner
alloys. Chassis number looks wrong—
should start 217: last number of 1967
production was 217148459 and 1968s are
“Bays.” Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $29,550. Slightly overestimated,
but sold spot-on for market. Being a known
quantity and all identical, apart from color,
these hold their value resolutely, refusing to
budge for market whims or trends.
GERMAN
#84-1967 PORSCHE 911S coupe. S/N:
308411. Eng. # 962114. Sand Beige/black
vinyl. Odo: 12,078 miles. Totally original,
never painted but not quite tatty, a few
touched-in stone chips. Still has rubber drains
in trunk front floor, motor is tidy, interior all
good and original. Worst bit is a little rust
starting in scuttle joints. Cond: 3+.
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1300 2-dr sedan. S/N: 1122208268. Orange/
black vinyl. RHD. Odo: 66,900 miles. Concours-level
Beetle having been owned for 32
years by a meticulous fanatic who would clean
inside the wheelarches after every journey.
Stock aside from bug deflector on front.
Slightly baggy vinyl to driver’s seat base is
only indication it’s been used. Motor superclean
and tidy. Cond: 2.
#15-1971 PORSCHE 911T 2.2 Sportomatic
coupe. S/N: 9111100886. Orange/black
vinyl. RHD. Odo: 84,536 miles. Pretty horrible
with small holes and lots of welding in
trunk floor, silver-painted heat exchangers and
a loop of wire for the hood release. Wears improper
S-type front bumper. Interior vinyl isn’t
bad, though. Cond: 3-.
SOLD AT $21,889. Owned by dealer, the
Gilder Group, since 2004 and on display
around its 19 showrooms since. Lots of money
for a 1300, fetching even more than the
66,000-mile 1978 Last Edition silver Beetle
(Lot 66), also from Gilder’s Collection, which
sold for $14,263.
#94-1975 BMW 2002 Turbo 2-dr sedan.
SOLD AT $32,893. In a batch of three camp-
S/N: 4291125. White/black vinyl. Odo: 23,741
km. Older repaint with a few drips and runs.
Spare-wheel pan and tank surround okay and
not rusty. Dash good and unique-to-Turbomodel
red instrument surround uncracked,
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though faded as usual. Seat vinyl a bit baggy,
so it’s probably on the second time around the
clock, though according to BMW specialist
Munich Legends, engine wear is commensurate
with recorded mileage. Sits on period
Campagnolo alloys rather than usual Mahles.
Spanish title. Cond: 3+.
is believable. Check cloth seats unworn, rubber
mats have protected carpets, motor clean,
tidy and in factory finishes. Cond: 3+. SOLD
AT $59,618. Supplied new to its only private
owner by dealer the Gilder Group, and then
reacquired by it as a promotional tool. Sold
mid-estimate, with the only surprise being that
it didn’t go higher, as it would be hard to find
another on the market like this.
ITALIAN
#35-1954 LANCIA AURELIA B20 GT
coupe. S/N: B202991. Silver/blue vinyl.
RHD. Odo: 66,222 miles. Fourth-series car
restored in the U.S. around 2010, finished in
the U.K the following year. Repaint still looks
new, newish vinyl to seats, Nardi floor shift.
Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $83,983. I wasn’t quite sure about
this one, though there’s nothing you can quite
fault it on—plus it has the optional 5-speed.
So, assuming all is well, I’ll cautiously call it
well bought, as it hammered a few thousand
under the lower estimate.
#55-1979 BITTER CD coupe. S/N:
5250386. Red/Buffalo leather. Odo: 68,615
miles. Frua-designed Bitter is based on Opel
floorpan and mechanicals, but with smallblock
Chevy power. Repainted, interior all
excellent with very little wear to seats. Wheels
from the later SC. Only 395 made, but there
was another one parked outside... Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $153,969. Fourth-series car with
its de Dion rear end being the most desirable,
sold for the right money here; although
slightly less than the $161,052 Bonhams got
for a third-series car, “2848,” the week before
(SCM# 6832513).
SOLD AT $83,983. Said to have been Erich
Bitter’s personal car, and part of Bitter’s museum
until it was sold to Kurt Ritter, one of the
company’s investors, for 100,000DM ($59k) in
1990. Sold right in the middle of the estimate
range, looking expensive next to a Jensen Interceptor
but cheap against a Maserati Ghibli.
#70-1985 AUDI QUATTRO coupe. S/N:
WAUZZZ85ZFA900827. Eng. # WR006105.
Red/gray checkered cloth. RHD. Odo: 8,200
miles. Very well-preserved facelift “WR” with
very low mileage. Catalog says it’s never been
touched up or had its wheels refinished, which
SOLD AT $741,852. Had been owned by
Richard Allen, long-standing chairman of the
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Sold mid-estimate, with the only surprise being
that it didn’t go higher, as it would be hard to
find another on the market like this.
1985 Audi Quattro coupe
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#45-1958 FERRARI 250 GT LWB
replica California Spyder. S/N:
1241GT. Eng. # 094C. Red/tan leather.
Odo: 55,029 km. 250 GT coupe rebodied as a
California Spyder, on the road in this form in
2009. Copied from chassis 1487GT, an original
250 GT LWB California Spyder Competizione,
that was formerly part of the
vendor’s collection, so proportions are spoton.
Motor is correct inside-plug 128D, once in
1487GT. Gearbox converted to 5-speed. Disc
brakes all around. Crackle dash still perfect,
leather quite fresh, but with a few key or belt
marks in outer bolster. Excellent chrome and
exhaust, highly polished Borranis. Cond: 2.
TOP 10
No. 4
SOLD AT $18,896. Brought into the U.K. in
2015. Big money for a 500, but this is an early
full-sunroof car in excellent condition, so sold
right.
#36-1964 FERRARI 330 GT Nembo
Spyder. S/N: 5805. Blue/beige leather.
RHD. Odo: 26,851 miles. Fourth (or
third, depending which story you believe) and
final Nembo (Neri and Bonacini) Spyder built
on a 330 GT 2+2 by Giorgio Neri in the late
’80s, though not finished off until late ’90s by
Hayward & Scott in the U.K. (Since Neri and
Bonacini went their separate ways in 1967,
does that make it a “Ne” Spyder?) Well executed,
body all straight, okay paint with a few
small scratches where the top mounts. Newish
leather almost unused on passenger’s seat.
Looks a bit more used than the “Cal Spyder”
(Lot 45, SCM #6832541) from the same estate
and probably has been. Cond: 2-.
TOP 10
No. 3
SOLD AT $706,859. You probably wouldn’t
do it now... Very lovely but after all that, sold
for about the same as a stock 250 GT PF
coupe. So all parties could have saved themselves
the effort and expense, and still had an
original car.
#12-1962 FIAT 500 D Trasformabile
convertible. S/N: 110D341029. Pale blue/gray
vinyl/green vinyl & velour. Odo: 37,213 km.
Suicide-door, full-length sunroof car. Restored
in Italy to almost like new, sill seams are
straight, new vinyl to seats and door cards,
rubber floor is good. Nice wicker basket on
rear rack. Motor in factory finishes, still on
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Ferrari Owners Club and being sold to benefit
the East Anglian Air Ambulance charity. Yes,
folks, these medical emergency rescue helicopters
receive no funding from the U.K. government.
Anyway... offered at no reserve, and
before the sale even began, H&H’s chairman
had no idea where it would go, other than taking
the £200k ($250k) value of a stock 330 as
a starting point. Did very well to get to this
money. Well done all around.
#44-1965 FERRARI 330 GT Series I
2+2 coupe. S/N: 6685. Red/beige
leather. Odo: 64,209 miles. Floor-pedal
car with decent paint and rechrome. Super
clean underneath with newish exhausts. Polished
Borranis have just the right sheen.
Leather looks almost unused. Restored mid2000s.
Cond: 2+.
TOP 10
No. 9
with chipped front spoiler and graying bumpers,
but it’s only been put away for three
years, so might be better under the skin than it
looks. Seats shiny and baggy, almost unused
in rear (surprise...), motor looks relatively tidy.
With books and tools. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $29,744. Estimated at only $19k–
$21k, which looked more than fair for a neglected-looking
old thing. One of the
least-desirable Ferraris, and went far higher.
Why? It’s a Ferrari... A week later at Bicester
you could have had the same engine in a Lancia
Thema 8.32 for just over $10k (SCM#
6835221).
JAPANESE
#42-1982 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
SOLD AT $244,951. Supplied new in the U.S.
via Chinetti, then on to the U.K. in 1988. Sold
right, but as the catalog pointed out, it seems
bizarre that a beautifully restored one of these
costs the same as a tired Aston Martin DB6
automatic.
#63-1982 FERRARI MONDIAL 8
coupe. S/N: 39817. Rosso Corsa/tan leather.
RHD. Odo: 48,598 miles. One of 145 RHD
Mondial 8 coupes. Looks very sad and faded
FJ40 SUV. S/N: FJ40354231. Beige/brown &
beige cloth. Odo: 137,864 km. Restored and
all good; with aftermarket eight-spoke steel
wheels and shocks, plus overdrive and freewheeling
front hubs. This LX has factory
power steering. Striped cloth upholstery unworn
and said to be original, rubber floor mats
all good. Add-on a/c, no doubt added for
Saudi. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $28,694. Previously in Saudi Arabia
and Bahrain. These haven’t enjoyed the
popularity they receive in the U.S., probably
because there are so few in the U.K., but interest
appears to be rising, possibly due to the
huge rise in values of Land Rovers and Range
Rovers. Sold here for the price of a decently
restored S1 Landie, which I thought it did well
to get.
AMERICAN
#11-1941 WILLYS MB O.A.R.E. conversion
Military. S/N: 104654. Green/khaki
canvas/green canvas. Odo: 10,709 miles.
2,199-cc I4, 1-bbl, 3-sp. O.A.R.E. (Army Auto
Repair Workshop) Jeep, modified and used by
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Worldwide Auctioneers Arlington, TX
Worldwide — The Texas Classic Auction
Worldwide’s move from Lake Conroe brought a stable venue and results
Company
Worldwide Auctioneers
Date
April 21–22, 2017
Location
Arlington, TX
Auctioneer
Rod Egan
Automotive lots sold/offered
87/111
Sales rate
78%
Sales total
$6,446,625
High sale
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Roadster, sold at $1,111,000
Buyer’s premium
The high seller at Worldwide’s Texas Classic auction — 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, sold at $1,111,000
10%, included in sold prices
Report and photos by Cody Tayloe
Market opinions in italics
with sales of $11.4m and a 78% sell-through
rate. As the company continues to grow, the
Houston Classic Auction was renamed the “Texa
Classic Auction,” as the company moved f
the La Torretta Lake Resort and Spa to the A
Convention Center just outside Dallas.
Chief auctioneer Ron Egan commented that the com-
W
pany has continued to expand and had outgrown their
previous venue. Lake Conroe is beautiful, but almost all
the cars were displayed outdoors, and the Texas weather
is unpredictable this time of year. Days before their 2016
sale, there were torrential downpours and flooding in the
Houston area, and while sale day brought sunny skies,
the ground had turned into mush.
Here in Arlington, all the offerings were indoors.
Preview spectators were able to move around the gallery
with ease. Everything was well organized, with
specialists on hand to answer any questions or assist in
the archive library.
The two-day sale kicked off Friday with a private col-
lection formerly owned by Texas-based collector Bobby
Monical. The Monical Collection was offered entirely at
no reserve. The sale continued on Saturday and offered a
good mix of American muscle and Europeans. The auc-
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orldwide has experienced a few “
this year. In January, they held t
inaugural Scottsdale auction, w
turned out to be quite a success
Arlington, TX
n is a precursor to the Concours d’Elegance of Texas, which also
made the move from Houston to Dallas.
Overall sales here were $6.4m with a healthy 78% sell-through
rate, down $5m compared to their sale in Houston a year ago.
The sell-through rate saw an 8% improvement, aided by the no-
reserve Monical Collection.
The keystone car of the sale was a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS with a
atalog estimate of $1.4m to $1.8m. It did not meet reserve, making
e top seller a 1957 Mercedes 300SL Roadster, which changed hands
for $1.1m. Second-highest went to a highly original 1969 Corvette L88
roadster, which sold for $616,000. A late-production 1958 Porsche 356A
was the third overall, hammering at $275,000. A 1983 Ferrari 512 BBi and a 1953
Corvette roadster rounded out the top five, selling
for $236,500 and $231,000 respectively.
This year, Worldwide’s sale coincided with
Sales Totals
Leake’s Spring Dallas event that was taking place
near downtown Dallas. I caught up with Richard
Sevenoaks, Leake’s president, at his sale and he
said that the market is healthy and Worldwide’s
presence was overall good for business. I did see
a few Leake regulars wandering the gallery at
Worldwide’s sale and understood Sevenoaks’ position;
had the sale been in Houston at the same
time this year, the bidders would theoretically
have to choose one or the other. Although the
two auctions competed this weekend in the same
market, participants were able to attend both if
they desired. ♦
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#24-1950 AC 2-LITER tourer. S/N: ELX1512.
Eng. # UMB150871. Black/tan canvas/
tan leather. Odo: 1,040 miles. Older repaint in
its original factory-ordered color. Disappearing
top and roll-up windows. Unforgiving
color with scratches from use. Small bubbles
on passenger’s side quarter panel. Panel alignment
is good, but the driver’s door is all too
willing to open. Average brightwork with decent
rubber showing some age. Windscreen is
clean and clear. Older carpets are dirty and
slightly worn. Scratch in driver’s door leather.
Cracks in the steering wheel. Mechanically
sorted in 2014. Cond: 2-.
cum’s Kissimmee sale in 2015, where it sold
for $101,520 (SCM# 6772140). Mecum offered
it again at their 2016 Monterey sale,
where it sold for a wholesale price of $77,000
(SCM# 6808886). It did not sell when offered
at Mecum’s Dallas sale in 2016, where the top
offer was $75k (SCM# 6814307). The right
bidders were here for this sale, where it sold in
the middle of the catalog estimate. Well sold.
#123-1969 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series II
4.2 convertible. S/N: 1R7694. Primrose Yellow/
black canvas/black leather. Odo: 34,510
miles. Very nice older restoration with few
flaws. Some chipping around the antenna
mast. Trunk is very high at the front. Brightwork
is in very nice condition. Doors are
slightly out, but hardly worth noting. Small
area of pitting around the windscreen. Delamination
on exterior driver’s door mirror. Interior
is in good condition. Some moisture behind
the battery gauge. Carpets show slight wear.
Dash switches also show some wear. Odometer
may possibly be inoperable. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $71,500. Ordered new by noted
enthusiast John Moir, who later sold the car in
1956 only to repurchase and restore it in the
late 1980s. RM sold the car out of his private
collection in 2014 for $82,500. It was last sold
at Worldwide’s Houston sale in 2016 for $66k
(SCM# 6799619). Actual sales average about
half of the previous selling price, but includes
configurations other than the desirable drophead.
The number here was market-correct
with a good story to add provenance.
#121-1965 SUNBEAM TIGER Mk I
convertible. S/N: B9473518LRXFE. Carnival
Red/black vinyl/Black Pebble vinyl. Odo:
25,103 miles. Numbers matching. Comprehensive
restoration completed in 2014. Paint
shows a blemish. Brightwork is in good condition.
Driver’s door sags when open and closing.
Panels line up well when closed. Rubber
is in good condition and has been replaced.
Fresh interior is in very good condition. Black
Pebble interior has been reupholstered. Carpets
have been replaced. Interior hardware is
bright and shiny. Highly detailed engine compartment.
Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $80,000. Values remain in the
stratosphere, more than double where these
were 10 years ago. Little is mentioned in the
description regarding the restoration on this
one, but it needs nothing. Worldwide placed
the catalog estimate between $110k and
$140k. It was recently offered by a Houston
dealer with an unpublished price. Here, it
failed to meet the reserve.
#144-1957 MERCEDES-BENZ
300SL Roadster. S/N: 1980427500378.
Eng. # 198 9807500392. Silver
metallic/ red cloth/red leather. Odo: 33,949
miles. Matching-numbers engine. Rudi &
Company restoration completed in 2002.
Amelia Island and Hilton Head class winner.
History includes 42 years of single ownership.
Includes matching luggage. Euro-spec headlights.
High-quality restoration with excellent
prep. Passenger’s door out slightly at the rear
edge. Grille and windscreen surround have
minor pitting. Interior is very good with highquality
paint applied. Some stress on the outboard
seams of the driver’s seat. Some pitting
around the instrument bezels and on the ashtray.
Snaps on rear deck are lightly rusted.
Cond: 2+.
TOP 10
No. 2
NOT SOLD AT $72,000. The catalog estimate
pinned this one between $100k and
$120k. Mecum offered this one at their 2015
Monterey sale, where it did not find a buyer
with a top bid of $61k (SCM# 6796434).
Worldwide did sell a more desirable 1964 Series
I here for $148,500.
GERMAN
#156-1956 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL
convertible. S/N: 1210426500342. Silver/
black cloth/black leather. Odo: 18,457 miles.
U.S.-spec example. Very nice restoration that
is preserved in very good condition. Paint is
nearly flawless. Brightwork shows a few
scratches with some minor pitting, but nothing
major. Panel alignment is very good. Windscreen
brightwork is excellent. Rubber is in
good condition. Black factory hard top. Interior
is like a work of art. Factory-installed
300SL seats. Leather is in excellent condition.
Steering wheel is nearly flawless. The only
thing detracting from the brightwork on the
dash is a few fingerprints. Clock can be heard
ticking from outside the car. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $1,111,000. Appears to be an original
U.S.-delivered car with bumper guards and
upgraded Euro headlights. Absent from this one
is the desirable hard top. It has been driven
from coast to coast two times under previous
ownership. Offered at RM Sotheby’s at their
Amelia Island sale in 2016, where it did not sell
for $950,000. Here, the estimate was at $1.2 to
$1.4 million. Recent sales do fall in that range,
with a couple of outliers below $1 million. Fair
deal for buyer and seller.
#120-1958 PORSCHE 356A Speedster.
S/N: 84518. Silver metallic/black
cloth/black leather. Odo: 1,108 miles.
Excellent, fully documented restoration in
very good condition. Two-stage paint is nearly
flawless. Slight stainless pitting, but nothing
major. Rubber has been replaced. Windshield
surround shows very light pitting. Panel alignment
is very good and correctly gapped. Interior
is in very good condition. Scratches
around the ignition stainless if you want to be
TOP 10
No. 8
SOLD AT $115,500. It is touted as a lowmileage
original, but the odometer has not
logged any additional miles since our reporter
laid eyes on it in January 2015, which is a
little concerning given how this has been
played up at each sale. First offered at Me-
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picky. Stainless trim to the left of the gauge
cluster is misaligned. Underside treated with
Würth SKS Schutz. Engine is sterile and perfect.
Cond: 2+. SOLD AT $275,000. Last sold
at Worldwide’s Houston sale in 2013 for
$231k (SCM# 6197518) and presented here
with 12 additional miles added to the odometer.
The market has increased rapidly since
that sale, although there has been a bit of a
correction. Still, the appreciation of this one
and many others still allows for an increase in
value, even if there has been some stabilization.
In 2013, the estimate on this one was
$225k to $265k, where here it was at $300k to
$350k. Well bought.
#17-1963 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Custom 2-dr sedan. S/N: 5444460. Guards
Red/tan tweed. Odo: 8,205 miles. Modified to
popular SoCal look. Older restoration completed
in 2005. Paint is older, with scratches
throughout the clearcoat. Door alignment is
correct. Rubber has been replaced. Rear window
stainless surround and billet bumpers
slightly dull. Pitting on the exterior door handles.
Interior is far from stock. Custom-built
door panels finished in tweed with billet hardware.
Oversize seats are also wrapped in
tweed. Aftermarket instrumentation. Carpets
and upholstery are somewhat tired. Staining
on driver’s seat from seat-belt rust. Cond: 2-.
fully. Rubber in good condition. Panel alignment
is correct. Interior is in good overall
condition. The driver’s seat shows slight wear.
Carpets are original with some minor fraying.
Dash presents well. Console wood is in very
good condition. Cond: 3+.
entry for a decent Thing is still very affordable,
but sales have gained steam over the
past few years. They can still be had for well
under $20k, and under $10k is not uncommon
for one that needs a little work, with Acapulco-style
examples bringing in larger numbers.
Mechanically there is a lot of support
and parts available in the aftermarket. This
one is a testament to strengthening values.
Worldwide sold this one at their Houston
Classic in 2011, likely to the consignor here,
for $9,900 (SCM# 6767386). This price was
among the strongest stock-configuration sales
so far this year. Well sold.
#118-1973 PORSCHE 911T Targa. S/N:
9113110557. White/black leather. Odo: 70,822
miles. Mostly original paint with some panels
resprayed. Dry spray near the gas cap and on
the fenders. Touch-ups on the front fenders.
Pitting on the door handle and window trim on
the door. Rubber is in good condition. Rear
glass has some scratches. Door threshold appears
to have poorly prepped amateur paint.
Seats are slightly worn but not hopeless. Carpets
are slightly worn also. Gauges are slightly
hazy, with chipped paint around the edges.
Vinyl to the right of the a/c controls is indented.
Missing knobs next to the 12V dash
port. Fuel injection replaced with triple-venturi-downdraft
Weber carbs. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $14,850. This one sported the popular
SoCal look with lots of bolt-on pieces.
Tastefully done, it should not have any problems
drawing a crowd at shows and meetups.
This one was last sold at Worldwide’s Montgomery
sale for $17,600 (SCM# 4774957).
Prior to that, it had been stored in a climatecontrolled
facility and said to have been featured
in a few Volkswagen-specific
publications. Offered at no reserve, it brought
a softer price here that is probably less than
the initial build cost. Well bought.
#44-1973 VOLKSWAGEN THING con-
vertible. S/N: 1833022899. White/black
vinyl/black vinyl. Odo: 28,445 miles. Older
repaint with evident flaws. Tiny dents all over
the hood appear to be hail damage. Cracks in
paint near the gas cap. Chips down to bare
metal on the hood. Amateur touch-ups on the
rear engine compartment lid. Rubber is dry
with overspray. Front windshield has heavy
wiper streaks. Hawaii license plates. Spartan
interior is somewhat dirty. Seats in decent condition
and appear only slightly worn. Knobs
show wear and plenty of use. Cond: 3. SOLD
AT $16,500. All things relative, the price of
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SOLD AT $20,900. Just three owners from
new, this 500SL was imported to the U.S. in
May 1984 and DOT/EPA-certified the same
month. The R107s have steadily gained in
value over the years, with the Euro-spec cars
trading above their U.S. bound counterparts.
Last year, Bonhams sold an example in the
same color at their Stuttgart sale for $71,340
(SCM# 6799386). The strong numbers on
these tend to come from non-U.S. sales. Very
well bought.
#124-1987 PORSCHE 911 Turbo coupe.
S/N: WP0JB0932HS050944. Eng. # 65H00902.
Pearl Metallic/black leather. Odo: 97,410
miles. Correct paint-to-sample factory-ordered
color with accompanying documentation. A
dent and some bubbling over right rear fender.
Some uneven spray around the gas cap lid.
Rubber is in good condition, aside from the
driver’s door threshold, which is open and
torn. Black trim around the windows is intact.
Federalized bumperettes are in good condition.
Leather is slightly worn. Black armrest
on the driver’s door is faded. Gauges are clean
and clear. Carpets are original but worn.
Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $57,000. Last sold at Worldwide’s
fall Auburn sale in 2016 for $68,750.
Now offered at this sale only a few months
later, it carried an estimate of $80k to $110k,
which is fairly ambitious considering a cooling
Porsche market.
#104-1984 MERCEDES-BENZ 500SL
convertible. S/N: WDB1070461A009317.
Signal Red/tan leather. Odo: 31,602 miles.
Low mileage and all original. Includes original
tool-kit, maintenance books, tire jack, owner’s
manual and MB safety kit. Equipped with both
tops, rear spoiler, Euro headlights and factory
chrome bundt-style wheels. Factory paint is in
average condition with a few touch-ups here
and there. Stainless is decent and aging grace-
SOLD AT $82,500. Dan Kruse Classics had
an example nearly identical to this one at their
2015 Houston sale (SCM# 6789126). If someone
wasn’t paying attention, you would swear
it was the same car. In Houston, that 930 did
not sell with a top offer of $50k, which would
be soft for a 930. Mileage still matters on
these, and Worldwide had a fairly soft estimate
of $90k to $120k. The market spoke, and this
one was a virtual steal, selling for even less
than the conservative estimate. Well bought,
with the mileage possibly holding back the
value.
#142-1996 PORSCHE 911 Turbo coupe.
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Midnight Blue leather. Odo: 24,762 miles.
Mileage believed to be original. Includes original
window sticker, manuals, service records
and bill of sale. Porsche cell phone with factory
mount. Digital sound package. Heated
lumbar seats. Well-preserved unrestored original.
Paint has a few flaws and scuffs from age.
Panel alignment is factory correct. Rubber is
original and is in good condition. Driver’s seat
shows some stress on the leather from use.
Door panel pockets are in good condition.
Cond: 2-.
year of making the rounds, it has yet to find a
new home.
ITALIAN
#145-1960 FIAT 500 Jolly roadster. S/N:
110158442. Coral/wicker. Odo: 37,867 miles.
Quality restoration. Paint is all new, very well
applied with few noticeable flaws. Paint is
scratched on the rear top hardware from installation
and removal of the top. Some pitting on
the brightwork. Rubber is in good condition.
Windscreen is clean and clear. Interior is tidy
and appears to need nothing. Odometer digits
are faded on center gauge. Carpets are replaced
and in good order. Newer top fabric.
Cond: 2.
usually one to be found at most of them, but
values have softened some from where they
once were. For a freshly restored example, this
one was well bought.
#122-1964 AUTOBIANCHI BIANCHINA
Berlina 2-dr sedan. S/N: 68728.
White/tan vinyl. Odo: 31,257 km. Rotisserie
restoration completed in 2016. Paint is in very
good condition. Appears to be well prepped
with no major flaws. Stainless around the windows
is dull. Bumpers are also slightly cloudy.
Pitting on the headlight bezels. Driver’s door
won’t close. Carpets replaced with fit issues at
the passenger’s threshold. Bunching on the
upholstery at interior rear wheelwells. Interior
has been treated to new paint. Steering wheel
is unrestored, as evident by the pitted horn
bezel and faded acrylic. Door and seat upholstery
are all new and attractive. Cond: 2-.
NOT SOLD AT $120,000. First offered by a
Scottsdale dealer in April 2016 on Bring A
Trailer’s auction platform, where it did not sell
for $111,000. If the catalog estimate here of
$150,000 to $180,000 is any indication of the
reserve, the consignor should have let it go in
Monterey, where it was later offered by
Mecum in 2016. There, it achieved a high bid
of $155,000 but the owner decided to hold out
(SCM# 6808794). Next, it was offered at Mecum’s
Dallas sale where, again, it was a nosale
at $130,000 (SCM# 6809692). After a
SOLD AT $57,750. Worldwide’s catalog estimate
put this one between $80k and $100k,
which is slightly ambitious compared to recent
sales, but highly restored examples such as
this one can reach those numbers. These tend
to fare well at high-end auctions, and there is
SOLD AT $12,100. No shortage of cuteness
and a great alternative to more-common Euro
microcars such as the Fiat 500, on which it is
based. While small, these were available in
several forms as a sedan, roadster, station
wagon, convertible and even a van. This one
must have been a labor of love to perform a
rotisserie restoration and the total costs likely
exceed the sales price here. Market-correct
sales price about half of the auction estimate
and an inexpensive entry into the world of
Italians.
#130-1972 MASERATI INDY 4700
coupe. S/N: AM116471228. Blue/red leather.
Odo: 2,326 km. Numbers matching with
Maserati Classiche documentation. Older repaint
appears thick with blemishes throughout.
Scratches throughout the clearcoat with a few
heavy rub marks. Buffer burn at left rear pillar.
Panel alignment is good. Leather seats are
comfortably worn with cracks throughout.
Gauges are slightly hazy. Buttons show minor
wear. Carpets original. Empty holes in rear
seatback trim where something used to go.
Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $67,500. Originally delivered
locally to Modena and believed to be imported
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to the U.S. in 1994. About four years ago, the
market began to take notice of these, and the
selling prices have reflected their recently
found popularity. This one benefits from recent
service, and just a few years ago, the catalog
estimate would have been about half of what it
is today. Last year it was offered by Bring A
Trailer with a high bid of $46,000. With a catalog
estimate of $80k to $100k, this one failed
to meet reserve.
#138-1972 MASERATI GHIBLI SS 4.9
coupe. S/N: AM115492316. Black/black
leather. Odo: 61,187 miles. Older repaint from
1989. In need of another. Scratches all over,
some heavy, with bubbling around the gas cap.
Brightwork is showing age and pitted. Rear
glass is very scratched. Other glass is in good
condition. Rubber is showing age. Leather is
worn on the driver’s door panel. Seats are aging
well and worn slick. Carpet is original and
aging. Gauges are slightly cloudy. Some
switches around the a/c vents show wear.
Clutch pedal shows excessive wear to the
point that it is smooth on the bottom left corner.
Antenna appears to be broken off. Borrani
wires. Cond: 3-.
mechanical refresh. This one is among the
most desirable of Ghiblis, being a late-production
SS with the 4.9L V8. Auction estimate put
this one between $300k and $350k, figures
reserved only for very good SS examples.
#117-1974 DETOMASO PANTERA
coupe. S/N: THPNPU07338. Red/black vinyl.
Odo: 11,537 miles. Original paint with original
panels and original mileage. Several chips
on the nose and hood. Long scratch almost the
entire width of the hood between the headlights.
Emblem on rear deck lid is sun faded
and pitted. Buffer burn on rear engine cover.
Fading on roof. Glass is clean and clear.
Brightwork around all windows is faded. Carpets
in very good condition. Scuff on outside
#143-1976 AUTOBIANCHI A112 Abarth
2-dr sedan. S/N: A112A1542923. Green &
black/black vinyl. Odo: 53,629 miles. Tuscan
rally car in the 1980s and 1990s. Return to
street configuration in 2010. Titled in Louisiana.
Older refresh in good condition. Paint is
good overall. A few scratches on the right rear
quarter panel. Some prep issues here and
there. Overall good quality for a driver. Panel
alignment is good overall. Interior is in good
condition. Driver’s seat slightly pointed toward
the center of the car. Aftermarket race
pedals and foot rest. Magneti Marelli frontstrut
tower bar and close-ratio gearbox set up
for hill climbing. Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $270,000. Two owners from
new with the previous ownership spanning 46
years. Includes records of mechanical service
and engine rebuild which spanned four years.
All in, $60k was said to have been spent on the
bolster of driver’s seat. Gauge stainless and
screen printing are all in good order. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $90,200. Last seen at Mecum’s
Monterey sale in 2016, where it did not sell for
$110k (SCM# 6808454). While the mileage is
certainly low, a comparable example of the
same year and color with less than 8,000
miles made the rounds just a few years ago. It
was offered three times, selling at Mecum’s
Dallas sale in 2013 (SCM# 227171); both
previous high bids were just below its final
sale price of $84,500. While the market continues
to gradually increase, the catalog estimate
on this one was $120k to $140k, which is
steeper than the actual trading range. The
price paid here was fair.
SOLD AT $12,000. First offered on Bring A
Trailer’s auction platform in April 2016 from a
private seller. According to the comments, the
seller actually made the trip to Italy to take
delivery of the car, stretching its legs between
Italy and Stuttgart before bringing it over to
the U.S. It did not sell on BaT with a high bid
of $12,750. Here, it carried a catalog estimate
of $25k to $35k and sold for well under. Two
auctions with similar results; it seems between
BaT and the bidding here that the market has
been set.
TOP 10
No. 10
#126-1983 FERRARI 512 BBI
coupe. S/N: ZFFJA09B000047411.
Red/tan leather. Odo: 20,904 miles.
One owner, all original and very well cared
for. Bumpers resprayed in factory color.
Heavy scratch on front hood. Paint is in good
condition considering age. Light scratches in
the clearcoat considered typical for age. Rubber
is original and is in good condition. Delivery
plastic is still on the stainless thresholds
and leather threshold on the outboard side of
the seats. Screen printing is in good order.
Carpets are original. Doors shut with ease and
make a good sound. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $236,500. The predecessor to the
Testarossa, with just a little over 1,000 examples
produced between 1981 and 1984.
This one just received comprehensive service
this year, which is an added value for the new
owner. These were gray-market cars with no
official Italian exportation into the U.S. The
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Online sales of contemporary cars
2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS coupe
values on these are often compared to the
Daytona, and many recent sales have reached
above $300k. The catalog had this one at
$225k to $275k, right where the final bid
landed; more than fair for a one-owner recently
serviced example.
#108-1984 FERRARI MONDIAL QV
Date sold: 03/29/2017
eBay auction ID: 112336164560
Seller’s eBay ID: eliteautosllc
Sale type: Used car with 32 miles
VIN: WP0AF2A93GS192816
Details: 4.0-L H6 rated at 500 hp, 7-sp auto, RWD
Sale result: $299,980, Buy It Now, sf 492
MSRP: $175,900 (base)
Other current offering: Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo of
Portland, OR, asking $279,999 for a 33-mile white
over black leather/Alcantara 911 GT3 RS coupe.
2017 Lamborghini Huracan spyder
coupe. S/N: ZFFMD14A5D0049491. Argento/
black leather. Odo: 55,053 miles.
Mostly original paint with some areas showing
a fresher respray. A few prep issues. Windshield
is beginning to delaminate around the
edges. Trim appears all original. Panels line up
nicely. Rubber is believed to be original and in
good condition. Driver’s seat shows some
cracking and wear on the leather. Gauges are
slightly hazy but in good condition overall.
Dash is free of any cracks. Rare factory
Speedline wheels. Unused spare. Air conditioning
needs service. Sunroof is inoperable.
Cond: 3.
leather grain around the center gauges looks
off. Cond: 3. SOLD AT $104,500. Ferraris
such as this continue to increase in popularity
and value, especially the gated manuals as
seen in this example. The purists are seeking
the driving experience that is disappearing as
more technology comes out of Italy. While not
especially rare, there is certainly a strong
market among collectors. Values are fairly
inconsistent, as mileage and options have a
heavy value weight. It’s not especially difficult
to find another with similar mileage, but private-party
sales show only a small number
with asking prices under $150k. The catalog
range was in line from $125k to $150k. Well
bought.
AMERICAN
#13-1912 CADILLAC MODEL 30
Date sold: 04/08/2017
eBay auction ID: 152503205193
Seller’s eBay ID: losgatosluxcars
Sale type: Used car with 1,793 miles
VIN: ZHWUR1ZF9HLA05545
Details: 5.2-L V10 rated at 602 hp, 7-sp auto, AWD
Sale result: $233,970, 1 bid, sf 10
MSRP: $262,350 (base)
Other current offering: Platinum Motorcars Detroit
in Detroit, MI, offering an Arancio Borealis Pearl
over Nero leather/Alcantara 2016 Huracan for
$269,995 with 1,163 miles.
2017 Acura NSX coupe
SOLD AT $29,700. The first registered owner
listed in the warranty book is the Oakland
Raiders Organization. This car was thought to
belong to longtime team owner Al Davis.
Mecum offered this car in late 2016 at their
Dallas sale, where it did not sell for $33k
(SCM# 6813823). The Mondial styling is
“love it or hate it” and as values reflect, collectors
are not exactly chasing after them.
Convertible values and coupe values are similar,
and either is a low entry point into Ferrari
ownership, but values are slowly on the rise.
Here, it was offered at no reserve, bringing
less than the previous offer in Dallas, but a
fair deal for both parties.
#149-1998 FERRARI 550 Maranello
Date sold: 04/09/2017
eBay auction ID: 172598772162
Seller’s eBay ID: mcgrathacurachicago1
Sale type: New car with 3 miles
VIN: 19UNC1B05HY000705
Details: 3.5-L, twin-turbocharged V6 with electric
assist rated at 573 hp, 9-sp auto, AWD
Sale result: $199,900, Buy It Now, sf 4
MSRP: $206,500 (as equipped)
Other current offering: In Miami, FL, Ferrari Maserati
of Fort Lauderdale asking $179,900 for a 2017
Valencia Red Pearl over black leather/Alcantara
NSX with 1,000 miles. ♦
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coupe. S/N: ZFFZR49A8W0110966. Blu
Pozzi/tan leather. Odo: 19,915 miles. Everything
appears to be factory original with relatively
low mileage. Factory paint has been
well cared for. Age flaws, such as light
scratching in the clearcoat and a few rock
chips on the nose. Rubber is in good condition.
Panel gaps factory-correct. Interior is
average. Not much bolster wear on the driver’s
seat. Carpets are dirty. Screen printing is all
intact. Dash covering is in good shape, but
tourer. S/N: 46462. Black/black leather. RHD.
Completely unrestored and said to have two
owners since 1935. Solid survivor or restoration
candidate. Body is straight. Paint faded
throughout. Top ripped throughout and barely
hanging on and so tattered it is difficult to tell
what color it once was. Folding front glass is
cracked in two places with chips throughout.
Exterior wood is dry with some splintering.
Seat leather has disintegrated. Floorboard material
is missing but boards are in salvageable
condition. Gray and Davis acetylene headlamps.
Cond: 5.
SOLD AT $36,300. Many could be heard
comparing this Cadillac to the 1911 Oldsmobile
Limited 7-Passenger Touring that famously
sold at RM’s Hershey sale in 2007 for
$1.65m (SCM# 47324). Purchased in 1935 in
non-running condition for $10 with a seized
motor—believed to still be in its current state,
which would certainly hold back the value. We
called it well bought when last sold at Worldwide’s
Seabrook sale in 2010, where it was
likely added to the Monical Collection for
$46,200 (SCM# 1684687). Well sold then, well
sold now.
#25-1934 FORD MODEL 40 Eight
phaeton. S/N: 18840790. Cordoba
Gray/tan canvas/brown leather. Odo:
33,916 miles. Unrestored and mostly original
including much of the paint. Faded, light
clearcoat scratches throughout. Crack in paint
at left rear corner above the fuel filler. Pitting
around the windshield frame. Bumpers are in
good condition. Top is in very nice condition
with almost no soiling. Interior patterns are
correct. Driver’s seat has large tear from front
to back. Seams are open, with stuffing coming
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out. Wood is losing its luster. Engine components,
belts and hoses show correct stamping
and factory markings. Cond: 2-.
Odo: 13,020 miles. 255-ci V8, 2-bbl, 3-sp.
Older restoration in very good condition.
Wood is slightly faded but good overall. Paint
blemishes consistent with age throughout. A
few dings on the trim over the windshield.
Glass is clean and clear, especially the rear
sliding glass, which is notorious for showing
scratches. Light pitting and scratches on the
bumpers. Heavy pitting on the door handles.
Foul odor inside. Interior is in good condition.
Carpets show moderate wear. Vinyl interior
and headliner are in good condition. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $45,100. The mileage is believed to
be actual on this unrestored example. The condition
is such that it almost appears as an
older restoration; however, it is, in fact, original.
Last seen at Worldwide’s Seabrook sale in
2010, where it sold for $69,300 (SCM#
1684502) with 14 fewer miles on the clock.
There, we called it “very well bought.” As the
market still tends to favor originality over restored
examples, it would be a challenge to
find one much better than this 83-year-old
gem. If we called it “very well bought” seven
years ago at almost $70k, the sales price here
was a downright steal.
#32-1937 CORD 812 SC phaeton. S/N:
32047H. Eng. # FC2284. Black/black canvas/
red leather. ACD Certified and CCCA Full
Classic. Very well-kept older restoration with
recent cosmetic, electrical and mechanical
refurbishment. Black paint has light surface
scratches. Some chips around the grille. Very
high-quality finish. Panel fit appears factorycorrect.
Stainless is beginning to show age.
Correct top and piping. Interior in good overall
condition. Pleated seat leather is very good.
Carpets are older but present well overall.
Firewall-mounted Marvel lubrication system.
Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $42,900. Last sold at Russo and
Steele’s Scottsdale sale in 2011 for $49,500
(SCM# 2079007). Judging by the condition of
the current restoration, it is safe to assume
that the restoration was already done and
likely fresher at the time of the previous sale.
In fact, the car is unwinding gracefully and
the period-correct accessories add to the
charm. With plenty of examples sold higher
than this Eight, there is no reason this one was
excluded from the over $50k club. A nice example
that was very well bought.
#18-1951 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
utility. S/N: JBA569045. Pastel Green/brown
vinyl. Odo: 148 miles. 216-ci I6, 1-bbl, 3-sp.
Very nice older low-mileage restoration in
good condition. Upgraded to 12-volt. Paint is
well applied, with a few blemishes and prep
issues here and there. Nothing major for a
driver. Driver’s door out slightly. Rubber is all
new. Glass is in good order. Minor pitting on
brightwork. Interior is in good condition. Seats
have been reupholstered. Heavy rubber floor
covering. Aftermarket a/c under the dash.
Modern turn signals. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $176,000. According to ACD experts,
this one is very correct and also has
benefited from 50 years of single-family California
ownership before the consignor purchased
it last year at Worldwide’s Houston
sale for $220k (SCM# 6799614). This is considered
by many to be the most desirable
Cord, with the Gordon Buehrig-designed “coffin
nose” and Lycoming supercharged V8. I
would imaine the new owner is beaming with
joy after picking one up for well under $200k.
Very well bought in the range of naturally aspirated
carbureted 812s.
#22-1949 MERCURY EIGHT woodie
wagon. S/N: 9CM262504. Black/tan vinyl.
July 2017
SOLD AT $44,000. This example was in the
same hands for 55 years and had just been
restored prior to being added to the Monical
Collection. It is safe to assume the mileage
here is post-restoration mileage and the condition
appears to be an older restoration which
is beginning to unwind. Although the miles are
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low, the sorting appears to have been done,
although it has not seen much road time.
There isn’t much to do here in the way of making
it better than it is, other than drive and
enjoy it. It had lots of eye appeal, and the
crowd responded well to its presentation in the
gallery and on the block. Fair price for buyer
and seller.
#16-1953 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
roadster. S/N: E53F001062. Polo White/red
vinyl. Odo: 56,650 miles. 235-ci 150-hp I6,
3x1-bbl, auto. Early production (#62) firstyear
Corvette. Bloomington Gold certified,
Duntov Mark of Excellence Award and NCRS
Top Flight award winner. Fiberglass strands
can be seen through the paint. Older restoration
with paint high-quality when applied, but
now showing age. Crazing on the right rear
fender. Older stainless looks good. Carpets
assumed to have been replaced at time of restoration
and showing well. Driver’s seat beginning
to open at the cushion seams.
Restored engine compartment in above-average
condition. Cond: 3.
restoration in good overall condition. Factory
power steering with upgraded power brakes.
Light pitting on brightwork. Minor bubbling
in paint. Paint is faded in places. Areas of dry
and hardening rubber. Panel alignment is
questionable, with misaligned left rear taillight.
Windows are clean and clear. Interior is
very tidy. Seats are in very good condition.
Bright work on the dash is beginning to dull.
Carpets have been replaced, but the driver’s
position is showing wear, with rust under rear
carpets in cargo area. Cond: 3.
decent but definitely not restored. Shift boot is
torn. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $231,000. Offered at no reserve, we
have seen this one cross the block a few times
several years ago. In 2010, Worldwide offered
it at their sale in Seabrook, where it did not
sell for $230k (SCM# 1684455). Two years
later, Worldwide offered it again in Houston,
where it changed hands for $209k (SCM#
4774837). During that time, the Corvette market
was experiencing a cooling period following
the high-water mark set around 2007. The
sale here was consistent with past sales of this
particular Corvette, bringing $1,000 more
than its personal best. Well sold.
#21-1957 CHEVROLET NOMAD
wagon. S/N: VC57J144378. Matador Red &
India Ivory/red & black cloth & vinyl. Odo:
32,547 miles. 283-ci V8, 2-bbl, auto. Older
SOLD AT $44,000. This sale marks the fifth
time we have covered this one crossing the
block. At Branson’s fall sale in 2010, it failed
to find a new home with a top offer of $50k
(SCM# 1687983). In 2011, it was offered by
Classic Motorcar Auctions at the Glenmoor
Gathering in Canton, OH, where, again, it did
not sell with a high bid of $45k (SCM#
6611825). In 2013, it was a no-sale once
again at Mecum’s Dallas auction at $47k
(SCM# 6729394). Finally, the owner let it go
in 2016 at Worldwide’s Houston sale for the
lowest offer yet: $44k (SCM# 6803317). Well
bought in 2016 and well bought here for the
identical price. (See profile, p. 76.)
#3-1961 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
convertible. S/N: 10867S105522. White/blue
vinyl. Odo: 85,612 miles. 283-ci V8, 4-bbl,
4-sp. Paint and interior said to be original and
in good condition overall. Minor scratches
from age and light cracks in the paint under
close inspection. Paint touch-up near the antenna
mast. Very well kept, if indeed original.
Rubber appears to be original and is decent
overall. Some pullback on the door gaskets,
revealing the glue underneath. Rear glass on
the hard top reveals many scratches. Interior is
original. Carpets show age wear. Gauges are
SOLD AT $57,200. Offered out of the Monical
Collection where, prior to that, it was part
of the Alamo Classic Car Museum. This was
originally a factory Fuelie that was replaced
with a four-barrel setup. The selling price here
was about right for a carbureted Corvette, but
returning it to fuel injection could easily bring
in the bigger bucks. The new owner has a lot
of car to work with. Fair price paid overall
and hopefully it will show up at a future sale
with fuel injection, where we can report if
there is a change in value.
#27-1961 CHRYSLER 300G convertible.
S/N: 8413110032. Mardi Gras Red/white vinyl/
tan leather. Odo: 938 miles. 413-ci V8,
2x4-bbl, auto. High-quality body-off restoration
completed in the 1990s and showing signs
of age. Surface scratches in the clearcoat could
be corrected with buffing. Panel alignment is
very good. Rubber is holding up well. Leather
upholstery is in very good condition. Evidence
of mold in the inner sides of the rear seats.
Interior paint is as high quality as the exterior.
Beautiful “Astro-Dome” instrument cluster.
Doors make an excellent sound when closing.
Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $148,500. Former Best in Class
award winner at a 2005 concours, although
the venue was not mentioned. The current consignor
sold the car in 2010 and later repurchased
it in 2013. We first saw this one at
Worldwide’s Seabrook, TX, auction in 2006,
where it sold for a strong $184,250 (SCM#
1566325). In 2013, it is assumed the current
consignor repurchased it for $104,500 at the
same Worldwide Seabrook sale (SCM#
6185285). Although the restoration is now
past its prime, the price paid was on the hefty
side given its current state and the mega bucks
required to bring it back up to concours condition.
#34-1961 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
convertible. S/N: 10867S104509. Roman Red
& Ermine White/white canvas/red vinyl. Odo:
48,121 miles. 283-ci 315-hp fuel-injected V8,
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Branson — Spring 2017
Affordable classics fill the Ozarks, with 52% of lots selling for $25k or less
Company
Branson
Date
April 21–22, 2017
Location
Branson, MO
Auctioneers
Brent Earlywine, Jeff Knosp
Automotive lots sold/offered
134/193
Sales rate
69%
Sales total
$2,625,795
High sale
2010 Chevrolet Camaro
Hennessey HPE700 coupe,
sold at $82,500
Buyer’s premium
10%, included in sold prices
Once driven by Prince George, the Duke of Kent, and Sir John Leigh — 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Experimental Saloon, sold
at $78,000
Report and photos by Andy Staugaard
Market opinions in italics
T
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he weather
outside
in
the
Ozarks was filled with thunder,
lightning and rain, matching the
intense bidding inside Branson’s
2017 spring auction. Jim and Kathy Cox
had a great auction, scoring a sell-through
rate of almost 70% and taking $2,625,795
to the bank. It has been said that all the
good cars are gone in this market and the
ones that are left are overpriced. Well, not
in Branson — there were plenty of good
cars available for reasonable prices, with results to prove
it.
Branson is usually a good venue for deals, and this
time was no different. This time, there were 91 fewer
consignments than at the October auction, but Branson
sold five more cars — and the sell-through rate was a respectable
69% compared to the 45% achieved in October.
Out of 193 consignments, there were 134 cars sold for just
over $2.6m. The offerings in Branson’s last two auctions
have improved immensely, and it’s beginning to show in
their sell-through rate.
This is a good time for those wanting to get into the
Branson, MO
collector car market, with 52% of the cars selling at or under $25k and an average
selling price of $19.6k.
Out of the top 10 cars sold, eight were American and two European. The
top sale was a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Hennessey HPE700 for $82.5k.
Second was a 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III that sold for $78k. These two
sales alone highlight the diversity of the bidders present at Branson.
Some exceptionally good buys were a 1955 MGA for $22k and a
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302
for $57.5k.
The highest no-sale was
a 1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello,
missing out on being the high sale of the day with
a bid of $120k. In the same boat, a 1970 Plymouth
Road Runner went home with a high bid of $90k.
Branson is just about 50 miles south of old
Route 66 in the picturesque Ozark Mountains.
You always get the friendly hometown treatment
in Branson, whether you are a buyer, seller or
visitor. There is also plenty to see and do outside
of the auction. The next Branson auction is
scheduled for October 20–21, 2017, and they are
already taking consignments. Take a look at what
they have to offer at www.bransonauction.com. ♦
Sales Totals
$3.5m
$3m
$2.5m
$2m
$1.5m
$1m
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#541-1937 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM
III Experimental Saloon. S/N: 3AEX33.
Dark & light blue/red leather. RHD. Odo:
4,689 miles. Body and paint are just fair with
lots of scratches, chips and cracks. Panel fit is
good. Chrome and trim are good but should be
restored. Interior is good and shows wear consistent
with its age. Engine bay and underside
are dirty and need detailing. Lots of glass, all
in good condition. Special sliding sunroof on
this one. Cond: 3-.
torn. Both door panels are cracked. Engine
bay and underside are both good and clean.
Steel spoke wheels need to be detailed. Glass
is clear. No documentation. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $38,500. These were popular cars
back in the day and still do well on the auction
circuit. This particular car looks great from a
distance but shows its flaws with a closer inspection.
In its current condition, it is not
much more than a daily driver. At a price of
$38.5k, it sold almost $24k below its median
market value.
SOLD AT $78,000. This car looks to be
mostly original and once was driven by Prince
George, the Duke of Kent, and Sir John Leigh.
Although it could use some restoration, it is
probably best to leave it original, considering
its history. Well bought.
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#570-1955 MGA roadster. S/N: 15CNH158212.
Red/black vinyl/black
leather. Odo: 7,827 miles. Very clean
and well-maintained MGA. The paint has minor
chips. The chrome and trim are very good.
The engine bay and underside are exceptionally
clean. Glass is clear all around. Side curtains
with covers and spare tire with cover are
in good shape. The chrome spoke wheels really
set it off. Front drum brakes have been
upgraded to discs—a very desirable upgrade.
Cond: 2-.
#563-1969 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series II
convertible. S/N: 1R8894. Burgundy/black
vinyl/black leather. Odo: 44,092 miles. Body
and paint are excellent, with minor scratches
and chips. Fit is very good. Chrome and trim
are excellent. Interior is consistent with mileage.
Engine bay and underside match the quality
of the body. Glass is clear all around. Some
documentation, mostly car description.
Cond: 2.
NOT SOLD AT $3,500. A lot of miles and it
shows. Seems to be mechanically sound from
auction description, but needs a repaint along
with chrome, trim, engine, interior and underside
restoration. In good condition, this car
should fetch around $9k. However, there were
no takers at a high bid of $3.5k. This is not
surprising in its current condition.
#569-2002 ASTON MARTIN DB7 Van-
tage Volante. S/N: SCFAB42302K402476.
White/burgundy cloth/burgundy leather. Odo:
31,500 miles. Body and paint are very good,
with a few minor scratches. Fit, engine bay,
underside and glass all very good. Beautiful
deep leather interior in excellent condition.
This car was specifically made for the Los
Angeles Auto Show in 2002. Owner claims
wheels are one-off magnesium spokes built for
the auto show. Lots of documentation included.
Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $22,050. A great example of the
classic MGA, which should have some nice
investment potential. The price paid was about
$5k under its median value. A great buy.
#560-1967 AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000 Mk
III BJ8 convertible. S/N: HBJ8L41292.
Brown & tan/black leather/tan leather. Odo:
44,653 miles. Older repaint just fair, with noticeable
scratches, chips and cracks. The right
door and trunk fit are both off. Chrome and
trim are decent but could be restored. Interior
is fair, with seats that are cracked, worn and
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SOLD AT $55,000. The Series II is probably
one of the most popular Jaguars produced.
Introduced in 1968, it appeared with no glass
headlight covers as compared to the previous
Series I cars. Other new features included a
wrap-around rear bumper with taillights below
the bumper. This particular car is a very
good example and would be a wonderful addition
to any collection. The hammered price,
including buyer’s premium, was almost $31k
below its median market value. Well bought.
#214-1990 JAGUAR XJS convertible.
S/N: SAJNW4846LC166238. Damson Red/
black cloth/tan leather. Odo: 112,184 miles.
New repaint with numerous blemishes. Trunk
paint does not match the body paint. Chrome
and trim just fair. Engine and undercarriage
need to be detailed. Interior is poor and needs
restoration. Nice wheels with new tires. Recent
engine and transmission servicing. New
radiator, shocks, springs and battery. Cond: 3-.
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SOLD AT $46,000. Bidding was heavy until it
reached $40k, at which point it stopped, not
reaching the $55k reserve. A post-auction deal
was made for $46k, including buyer’s premium.
Good buy for this special hand-made
Aston in excellent low-mileage condition.
GERMAN
#531-1970 PORSCHE 911E coupe. S/N:
9110230688. Tangerine/black leather. Odo:
30,999 miles. Body, paint, chrome and trim
are good, with minor imperfections. Door gap
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reflects its age and mileage. Engine bay is fair
but could use detailing. Underside is rough and
needs a complete detailing to match the topside
quality. Cond: 3+. NOT SOLD AT $65,000.
Fair example of a 911E, but needs to be restored
to attract higher bids. The $65k high bid
was about $20k low, so the seller made the
right decision to wait for a better day—or possibly
all the money for this car in the current
softening market.
#260-1971 PORSCHE 914 convertible.
S/N: 4712905003. Olive Green/black fiberglass/
black leather. Odo: 70,000 miles. Paint,
chrome and trim look to be mostly original,
but have numerous scratches and chips. Interior
is fair, with leather torn in several places.
The engine bay and underside are dirty and
need to be detailed. Underside shows some
rust. The glass is clear all around. Cond: 3-.
SOLD AT $15,125. According to the auction
description, this car was part of the Drendel
Family Porsche Collection. Not sure how this
affects the value, but it is not very nice to look
at and it needs a complete restoration. The
SCM Pocket Price Guide shows its median
value to be $12.3k. However, the Drendel influence
might be at work here. Well sold.
#582-2007 PORSCHE 911 Carrera 4
cabriolet. S/N: WP0CA299X7S765433.
Red/black/cloth/tan/leather. Odo: 44,569
miles. Body and paint are excellent, with minor
imperfections due to age. Fit is very good.
Interior has been well kept and looks newer
than its age and mileage would indicate. Engine
bay and underside are very nice. Glass is
clear. Factory five-spoke alloy wheels really
set it off. Cond: 2-.
NOT SOLD AT $50,000. This car has been
around the local auction circuit. It has appeared
at Leake in Oklahoma City in February
and was a no-sale at $49k (SCM#
6827764). It appeared here in Branson last
fall with a no-sale of $65k (SCM# 6804837).
Finally it appeared a year ago at Leake Dallas,
when it was a no-sale at $87.5k (SCM#
6799672). So, exactly how much does the
seller want for this marginal car? Given a
current price-guide median value of about
$71k, the seller should have taken the first
offer in Dallas and enjoyed the stock market
return on the money in the mean time.
#534-1991 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER Veloce
convertible. S/N: ZARBB32N1M6009277.
Silver metallic/black cloth/tan leather &
cloth insert. Odo: 187,320 miles. Lots of miles
and it shows. Body and paint are just fair with
numerous imperfections. A repaint would do
wonders for this car. Chrome and trim are fair
and need restoration. Interior is good for its
age. Underside needs at least a cleaning, if not
a good detailing. Engine needs detailing.
Windshield is chipped. Cond: 3-.
ITALIAN
#558-1979 FERRARI 308 GTS Spider.
S/N: F106AS30237. Dark red metallic/tan
leather. Odo: 24,127 miles. Older repaint with
minor chips and scratches. Good fit. The interior
is good, consistent with mileage. Engine
bay and underside are very good and match
the quality of the top side. Wheels are nice
with new rubber. Cond: 3+.
and sold for $6.6k (SCM# 6810914). That
buyer took a loss to sell it now for $5.5k. This
would be a red flag if I were looking. I hope
the buyer is happy with the purchase.
#561-1999 FERRARI 550 Maranello
coupe. S/N: ZFFZR49A7X0115383. Silver/
blue & black leather. Odo: 23,885 miles. Body
and paint are very good. Interior is very good
for its age. Engine bay is very nice, but underside
needs detailing to match the topside.
Wheels are original factory alloys and match
the quality of the rest of the car. Comes with
all of its original books, records, tools and
manuals. It was serviced within the last 2,000
miles. Cond: 2-.
NOT SOLD AT $120,000. This is an exceptionally
nice two-owner Ferrari with 479
horses under the hood (a lot of horsepower in
1999). I do not blame the seller for walking
away from the high bid when the market demands
at least $135k for this vehicle in this
condition.
JAPANESE
#538-1977 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
FJ40 SUV. S/N: FJ40234838. Mustard &
white/white vinyl/black & tan vinyl. Odo:
71,360 miles. Body and recent repaint are just
fair. Panel fit is good for this type of vehicle.
Interior—with new seat covers—is good for
age and mileage. Underside is nasty and needs
detailing. Could not observe engine bay.
Wheels are factory with big new tires. Glass is
fair with some wiper rash on the windshield.
Cond: 3-.
SOLD AT $33,000. Exceptionally clean inside
and out. This Porsche did not sell on the
block. However, a deal was struck after the
auction to the benefit of the new owner. Great
buy (almost a steal) on this beautiful car.
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SOLD AT $5,500. Not sure this car could economically
be brought up to its current priceguide
median value of $12k, but at a sale price
of $5.5k there is room to work. The car first
appeared at Leake Tulsa in June 2016, and
was a no-sale at $6.5k (SCM# 6807577). It
then appeared here at Branson last October
NOT SOLD AT $23,000. These rugged SUVs
are going through the roof on the auction circuit.
The question is, “Is it for real or just a
fad?” Although this particular rig was worthy
of a higher bid, it did not appear to be in the
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#233-1977 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
FJ40 SUV. S/N: FJ40277412. Gold & black/
black vinyl/black vinyl. Odo: 8,016 miles.
This SUV looks original and in overall good
condition. Twenty-seven-year ownership of
last caretaker. Restored in 2015, including new
paint. The driver’s door does not close properly.
The interior is worn and shows its age.
Glass is clear all around. The engine bay could
not be accessed. Cond: 3.
addition to anyone’s collection. The purchase
price of $22.5k should make both the buyer
and seller go home happy.
#550-1934 PIERCE-ARROW EIGHT
Model 836A sedan. S/N: 1080539. Yellow &
black/brown cloth. Odo: 47,209 miles. Paint is
excellent, with minor imperfections. Chrome
and trim are excellent. Engine bay and underside
could use some cosmetic restoration to
match body. Interior is very good, with stately
woven brown cloth complementing its very
nice wood inlay. Original steel wheels now
wearing new tires. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $62,150. It wouldn’t take much to
make this a true concours automobile. It appeared
in Branson in April 2012 and sold for
$65.1k (SCM# 4773589). I’m surprised to see
it go for less money this time. However, the
price paid was just about its current market
value. Fair deal for both buyer and seller.
#568-1941 PACKARD 120 convertible.
S/N: 14993326. Laguna Maroon/black cloth/
maroon leather. Odo: 77,695 miles. Older restoration
still shows well. Body and paint in
excellent condition. Chrome, trim, interior and
engine all very good. Factory steel wheels are
very nice with big dog-bowl hubcaps surrounded
by wide whitewall tires. The only
downside I see is the undercarriage, which
needs to be restored to match the rest of the
car. Cond: 2-.
NOT SOLD AT $12,250. Although it looks to
be solid, the entire vehicle needs a cosmetic
restoration from top to bottom, including the
interior. A bit of money and elbow grease
would go a long way to making this SUV a
high-demand investment vehicle.
AMERICAN
#536-1931 FORD MODEL A Rumble-
seat roadster. S/N: A3098423. Red & black/
tan cloth/black leather. Odo: 37,454 miles.
Beautiful color combination. Older repaint
with minor pitting, but still shows well.
Chrome, trim, interior, engine bay, undercarriage
and glass are all in very good condition.
Owner states that it has been a labor of love
for several years and he is now ready to move
on to another restoration. Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $38,500. An excellent piece of
American history in excellent condition. They
just don’t make them like this anymore. Good
buy for those looking for a nice Pierce-Arrow.
#564-1937 CORD 812 Westchester se-
dan. S/N: 1471A. Green/dark green cloth.
Odo: 82 miles. This car has been completely
restored over a 20-year period using New Old
Stock parts from the Auburn Cord Duesenberg
factory in Broken Arrow, OK. Excellent paint,
chrome, trim and interior. Engine bay and undercarriage
are good. There is some minor rust
on the exhaust system. Glass is clear, with
minor scratches all around. According to the
auction listing, “The 1937 Cord offered here is
a Westchester model with a very rare bolt-on
trunk. Only one other Cord is known to have
this option and it was built for E.L. Cord’s
wife and had a leather interior.” Cond: 2.
SOLD AT $77,000. This is one beautiful and
classy automobile. It shows well and was well
presented. The price guide shows a median
market value of $49.5k for this car. Very well
sold!
#254-1949 CHEVROLET FLEETLINE
Deluxe sedan. S/N: GAA404558. Satin
Green/brown cloth. Odo: 36,200 miles. 216-ci
I6, 1-bbl, 3-sp. A mostly original unrestored
time capsule. Equipped with factory radio and
heater as well as the original optional sun visor.
Older repaint with a few blemishes and
cracking. Original chrome and trim in very
good condition. Original interior is excellent
for its age. Engine bay and undercarriage need
to be detailed to match the topside quality.
Nice original steel wheels with chrome dogbowl
hubcaps and chrome rings in good condition.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $22,550. Ford sold a ton of Model
As, but not many as nice as this one. In its
excellent restored condition it will be a prize
“
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This is one of the best examples of a post-war
unrestored car selling at no reserve that I have
evaluated. Some would refer to it as a “preservation
class” car.
1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe sedan
”
SOLD AT $16,170. This is one of the best
examples of a post-war unrestored car selling
at no reserve that I have evaluated. Some
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Branson Branson, MO
would refer to it as a “preservation class” car.
It would make a great starter car for the right
investor and should hold its value in the future.
Good buy at $16k.
#272-1951 CHEVROLET STYLELINE
Deluxe 2-dr sedan. S/N: 20JKJ45224. Pale
yellow & green/green cloth. 216-ci I6, 1-bbl,
3-sp. Mostly original unrestored post-war
Chevy. Paint looks to be original, with numerous
chips and scratches. Chrome and trim
need to be restored. Interior is clean but has a
noticeable musty smell from storage. Engine
bay and undercarriage are clean but need to be
detailed. Glass looks to be original and is clear
all around. Driver’s side front wheel is missing
its hubcap; otherwise, remaining wheels
are original and very nice. It has the original
sun visor, rear skirts and curb feelers. Cond: 3.
classy package from Packard. The Clipper
model was built by Packard, and later Studebaker,
from 1941 to 1957. It was priced for the
middle market to compete with DeSoto,
Oldsmobile and Mercury, but was still an expensive
car compared to its rivals. This one is
a nice example of a relatively rare car. Well
sold.
#573-1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD con-
vertible. S/N: D7FH115486. White/black &
white vinyl. Odo: 11,090 miles. 312-ci V8,
4-bbl, auto. Paint is very good, with minor
chips. Fit reveals rather large gaps between the
doors and body. Chrome and trim are excellent.
Interior is very good for its age. Engine
needs a repaint; otherwise, engine bay is generally
good. Windshield has minor wiper rash.
Wire wheels really make this ’bird look nice.
Optioned with a/c, power steering, brakes and
windows. Comes with both hard and soft tops
and spare tire with wire wheels. Cond: 2-.
price guide. With a purchase price of $37.4k,
the buyer should be very happy.
#552-1969 FORD MUSTANG Boss
302 fastback. S/N: 9F02G198239.
Yellow & black/black clarion knit &
vinyl. Odo: 34,305 miles. 302-ci V8, 4-bbl,
4-sp. Looks to be mostly original with a recent
restoration. Body and paint are excellent. Fit,
chrome and trim are very good. Interior is
very good. Engine bay is well appointed,
showing off big Boss 302. Includes Marti report,
partial build sheet and restoration photos.
Optioned with power steering and brakes.
Cond: 2.
BEST
BUY
SOLD AT $9,625. Another nice “preservation
car” selling at no reserve. According to the
auction listing, this car, along with several
other original cars from Branson Collector
Cars, is selling at no reserve as a “someday
project” car. They have attempted to make
them all just start, run, drive and stop. Anything
else the car might need is up to the
buyer. A decent someday car for the right
buyer. Well bought and sold.
#556-1954 PACKARD CLIPPER con-
vertible. S/N: 54792227. Red/white vinyl/red
and black leather. Odo: 55,985 miles. 288-ci
V8, 2-bbl, auto. Paint very good, with minor
scratches. Trunk and door fit are a bit off.
Chrome and trim very good. Factory steel
wheels with original hubcaps and new tires
really show well. Engine bay and undercarriage
are very good and match the topside
quality. Interior is excellent. Older top with
tears needs to be replaced. Glass is good all
SOLD AT $37,400. A very nice ’57 T-bird. It
has the D-code engine with a single 4-bbl carburetor
versus the E-code with two 4-bbl carburetors
and the prized supercharged F-code.
Although not as good an investment as the Eor
F-coded birds, the D-code still gets respect
with a median market value of $56.4k in the
SOLD AT $57,500. A very nice, completely
restored and mostly original Boss 302. Very
good restoration and well documented. This is
an excellent example of the model. According
to the price guide, the median market value of
this car is around $73k with an A investment
grade. Excellent buy at $57.5k. The new
owner should be thrilled.
#572-1970 DODGE CHALLENGER T/A
2-dr hard top. S/N: JH23J0B299273. Red &
black/ black vinyl. 340-ci V8, 3x2-bbl, auto.
Mostly original with a rotisserie restoration.
Paint, chrome, trim and interior are all very
good to excellent. Engine bay is immaculate,
around. Cond: 2-. SOLD AT $31,000. Another
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Brightwells Bicester, U.K.
Brightwells — Bicester Classic & Vintage Cars
Eclectic classics and a World War II hangar make for compelling results
Company
Brightwells
Date
April 5, 2017
Location
Bicester, U.K.
Auctioneers
Richard Binnersley, Roger
Williams
Automotive lots sold/offered
42/59
Sales rate
74%
Sales total
$1,161,943
High sale
1923 Vauxhall OD 23-60
Kington tourer, sold at
$89,285
Buyer’s premium
Sold over estimate, even if unlovely and messed-about with — 1933 Wolseley Hornet Special roadster, sold at $18,544
10% included in sold prices
Report and photos by Paul Hardiman
Market opinions in italics
auctions at Bicester Heritage. This former World
War II bomber station remains in an amazing state of
preservation, and in the three years since it opened,
it has become a focus of excellence for trades working
on — and selling — vintage and classic cars and
aircraft.
B
rightwells, based at a large drive-through
auction center just outside Leominster
near the Welsh border, held the first of
its three planned annual “high-profile”
You couldn’t ask for a better setting. The sale was held in one of the two
Bicester, U.K.
main hangars, which are themselves of interest, as the windows are large and
the floors at least 10-feet-thick concrete — the idea being that if a bomb falls
through the roof, it bounces off the slab, leaving only a small crater, while
the windows blow out to relieve the internal pressure on the structure,
meaning that the building remains operational.
This wartime theme was perhaps why Brightwells had assembled a
World War II-type tent canteen in the corner — shades of the Goodwood
Revival. One of the lots was a Russian rocket motor, another a radial engine
from a B-17 Flying Fortress, and yet another a one-third scale model of a Spitfire,
none of which we’ve included in the results.
With regard to the cars, this was an unusual and eclectic mix not usually seen out-
side Bonhams’ annual Beaulieu sale. Among some real rarities, auctioneer Williams
got some decent cars away, including the star of the show, a restored 1923 Vauxhall
23-60 OD, forerunner of the 30-98, sold at $89,285.
A V-twin Riley, believed the very first one made, sold for $52k, and a real and
well-known London-Mexico Morris 1800S “landcrab” made $32k, which is splendid
value for an ex-Works rally car. A 1972 Cannon Trials car did very well to get $9k for
what was essentially a loosely assembled collection of parts. Sadly, some of the other
desirables didn’t sell — including an Aston Martin DB2/4, and a beautifully restored
Lancia Flaminia convertible.
Once you take out the non-car lots, the sell-through rate comes down to 74% from
1968 Morris 1800 S Mk II rally sedan, sold at $32,280
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the 75% Brightwells claimed after the sale. That figure is typical of U.K. auctions in a
very uncertain world, and a fair showing for a first try in new territory. ♦
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ENGLISH
#42-1905 RILEY 9-HP V-Twin roadster.
S/N: 740. Eng. # 846. Green/black cloth/green
leather. RHD. Thought to be Riley’s first production
car. Restored in New Zealand over an
extended period; all still very good. Hood
(top) looks new, buttoned leather in good order
and brass radiator is straight. Trailer included.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $56,044. As with so many cars of
this era, type and size, it was once a breakdown
wagon, with Morris-Commercial cab,
but that doesn’t appear to have hurt the oily
bits. Sold where expected at the top end of the
estimate range and, like the Delage earlier in
the sale (SCM# 6835228), a good if slightly
more solid and less sporting cut-price alternative
to a Vauxhall 30-98 or a 3 Litre Bentley.
SOLD AT $52,197. One of three known to
survive, imported to the U.K. in 2009. Sold
well under the $59k lower estimate, which was
a surprise because the first of anything usually
attracts a premium.
#58-1924 ASTER 18/50 Rumble-Seat
coupe. S/N: 133. Yellow & black/brown
leather. RHD. Well-made coupe, barrel-sided
body still the original. Carpets slightly grubby,
seats have a nice patina. Excellent brass to
radiator shell, light rims and windscreen surround,
plus delightful glazed rooftop cabin
vent. Specced with four-wheel brakes from
new (same year they were standardized on
3 Litre Bentleys), Cond: 3+.
#44-1931 LAGONDA 2-LITER LowChassis
Speed Model Saloon. S/N: OH9978.
Green/black leather. RHD. Well used and
looking a bit tired. Unusual to find one with
original saloon body that hasn’t been chopped
into a more sporty Tourer. Original sunroof
covered over some time in the past. Last used
in 2012, motor still turns. “Ran when parked,”
as they say. Cond: 3-.
SOLD AT $31,593. In this ownership for 55
years. Sold comfortably over the £15k–£18k
($19k–$22k) estimate. Good result for the
seller and auctioneer; not quite sure what the
buyer was thinking...
#48-1933 WOLSELEY HORNET Spe-
cial roadster. S/N: 121413. White/black
leather. RHD. Bodied by Wolseley dealer Eustace
Watkins. Now tatty, with flat tires and
rusty wheels, although it’s all there, and engine
turns. Last tax disc is dated 1969, but no
other paperwork. Cond: 4+.
SOLD AT $18,544. Found by the vendor in
2013 when he was carrying out some building
work for the then-owner. Eventually he realized
restoration was simply a pipe dream and
he decided to move it on—and it did well.
Even though it was unlovely, and messedabout
with, it sold over its top estimate of £12k
($15k).
SOLD AT $51,511. In this ownership since
1961. Only estimated at £20k–£30k ($25k–
$37k), but sold for 40% more, or about twothirds
the price of a nicely usable 2-liter
tourer. With a little work needed to get it back
on the road, I’d call that fair.
#50-1932 MCEVOY SPECIAL Model 60
SOLD AT $35,714. Only two of these are
thought to exist. Sold just under lower estimate
for the price of a slightly rough and
cheap Rolls-Royce 20/25—and about an
eighth of a 3 Litre Bentley.
#45-1927 SUNBEAM 25-HP tourer. S/N:
1016HG. Red/brown leather. RHD. Coatalenera
Sunbeam, and a big, beefy thing it is too,
which makes its nickname “Annabel” all the
more surprising. Restored with new body in
late ’60s, but mechanicals all matching-numbers.
Still in good order with nice paint and
nickel radiator shell, leather only lightly worn.
Spare new crank and crankcase comes with it,
along with spare bellhousing, as the one on the
car is cracked. Cond: 3+.
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roadster. S/N: 13467. Red & black/black
leather. RHD. Only about 60 of these specialbodied
Morris Minors were made. This was
restored almost 30 years ago and still presents
well. Cond: 3+.
#51-1934 BENTLEY 3½ LITRE Saloon.
S/N: B176AH. Red & cream/red leather.
RHD. Odo: 8,825 miles. Nice-looking Derby
Bentley, still with original body. Older paint
still shiny, some cracks in usual places, notably
at base of windscreen pillars. Chrome to
lights and radiator shell good. Leather beautifully
worn and patinated with a deep “glow.”
Motor rebuilt 3,250 miles ago. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $59,066. Known as “The Baron”
after its first owner, Hugh Grosvenor, second
Baron of Stalbridge. Last in SCM’s database
June 22, 1981 (SCM# 1529741); acquired by
the vendor in 1989 in these colors, and being
sold by his estate following his death. Hammered
sold $15k under the rather hopeful
$69k lower estimate.
#18-1954 MG TF 1250 roadster. S/N:
HDC462935. Metallic red/black leather. Repainted
in probably not the original color,
clean and tidy. Lockable glovebox lids fitted
by a previous owner. Cond: 3+.
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Brightwells Bicester, U.K.
SOLD AT $68,681. Originally delivered to
Los Angeles, restored in the Czech Republic
and bought by the vendor from there in 2009.
Strange, isn’t it? This was hammered for a
third of what was needed for the previous lot,
the Aston Martin DB 2/4, and it’s certainly the
faster car if not “better” in quality. It’s all
down to numbers made, which affects supply
and demand—although nobody wanted the
Aston enough to buy it. Sold right here for
model and condition, with a bit left in it for
retail.
SOLD AT $22,802. Recently imported from
the U.S. Of the vendor’s three cars at the auction,
this was the only one to sell for the right
money.
#52-1955 ASTON MARTIN DB2/4
coupe. S/N: LML934. Eng. # VB6J422. Ruby
metallic/tan leather. RHD. Odo: 60,716 miles.
Very straight and shiny although very inconsistent
panel gaps, even for one of these. A
few paint bubbles on scuttle. Gently refurbished
over the years rather than fully restored,
hence newish leather, rechromed
bumpers, fairly recent-looking wiring loom.
Still retains original Oxfordshire registration
and being sold in... Oxfordshire. Cond: 3+.
#4-1957 AUSTIN A35 sedan. S/N: A2S5HCS67949.
Black/red vinyl. RHD. Very original,
even down to the paint, and leatherette
seat covers are factory too, and holding up
well. Carpets only slightly faded. Appears
rot-free. Chrome headlight deflectors are very
“period.” Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $7,830. My grandad had one of
these... Countryman is rare, though Mk 1 still
has hydro-mechanical brakes, with rear drums
actuated by cable. This feels like a lot of
money for grandad’s old banger, but is market-correct.
#39-1960 MGA 1600 roadster. S/N:
16GHN93217. Blue/black leather. RHD. Odo:
34,477 miles. Shiny, fair condition from 10
paces, but paint beginning to fall off in a few
places around the rear wheelarches. Seat
leather okay, incorrectly wears a Mk II grille.
Mileage is plus-100,000. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $5,769. At this money, it’s a prime
candidate for being made into a racer for the
HRDC’s A35 Academy series—though being a
4-door will probably save it.
NOT SOLD AT $131,000. Not sold at a reported
top bid of just £105k ($131k)—nowhere
near enough to buy it, although the estimate
was quite low at £145k–£165k ($180k–$205k)
but probably no serious players in the room—
they would all have been in Germany, at
Techno-Classica Essen...
#53-1955 JAGUAR XK 140 coupe. S/N:
A814133. Maroon/mushroom leather. Odo:
17,128 miles. Shinily repainted (originally
blue); driver’s door has dropped a little at rear
as usual, better on the other side. Fair chrome
with some spots and flaking. Excellent refinished
timber, leather and carpets just settling
in. Motor very tidy. Cond: 3+.
#30-1957 AUSTIN A35 2-dr sedan. S/N:
A2S5HCS65792. Blue/blue vinyl. RHD. Repainted
but really nice, clean and sharp, with a
super-original interior. Austin-Healey Sprite
wheels suit it (well, the Sprite is basically a
2-door A35 roadster...). Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $21,978. One owner since 1967.
The dealer who entered this told me before the
sale that it was only here because it “wasn’t
good enough to retail”—which is why many
cars arrive at auction. Sold fair for condition
and cheap for any A, and that should have
made both seller and buyer happy, as it would
be easy to improve.
#38-1962 JAGUAR MK 2 3.4 Saloon.
SOLD AT $10,989. Sold very fair, both ways.
There is a one-make race series for these in
the U.K. (www.hrdc.eu) and starting with a
clean car is cheaper than restoring a rusty
shell before you even start the build, so that,
unfortunately, might be its fate.
#3-1960 AUSTIN A40 MK I Countryman
wagon. S/N: AAW6113902. White/blue
vinyl. RHD. Odo: 69,500 miles. Sharp Farinastyled
replacement for the A35; Countryman
has opening (two-piece) rear hatch. Good and
clean all round, lower half repainted, carpets
slightly faded but original vinyl holding up
well. Cond: 3+.
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S/N: 11364DN. Red/red leather. RHD. Odo:
65,550 miles. Replica of the “Inspector
Morse” Mk 2, and even pictured for the catalog
outside Oxford’s Randolph Hotel, where
some scenes were shot. Owner had a business
showing tourists around the city, so he presumably
decided this would be just the thing.
Fair order, a little wavy down the sides. Thick
2014 repaint (from green) has a few bubbles,
leather has been painted too, new headlining.
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On the Radar
The Luxury Lounge Edition
These cars are now over 25 years old and legal to
import into the United States for the first time.
by Jeff Zurschmeide
1992 Bentley Brooklands
NOT SOLD AT $9,375. Though the red Mk 2
with black vinyl roof has become synonymous
with Morse and Oxford, the actor who played
him famously hated it (and in the books Morse
drove a Lancia, trivia fans); but the real thing
sold for big money a few years ago. This
didn’t, as bidding stalled at £7,500 ($9k)
against a very modest £10k–£12k ($12k–$15k)
estimate, which should have been enough to
buy it. One Morse Jag is enough.
Pros: Luxury street cred at a bargain price. You
can expect that a Bentley has been treated well
throughout its life. The 6.75-liter V8 engine
delivers 222 horsepower and 332 pound-feet
of torque. While some left-hand-drive models
were imported when new at a sticker price of
$156,500, the British home market RHD models
are now available.
Cons: The 11.3-second 0–60 mph time of the
long-wheelbase Brooklands won’t light the
road on fire. The short-wheelbase model is a
little better at 10 seconds. Might be mistaken
for a Benz.
Price range: $14k to $16k, plus import costs.
1992 Mazda ɛ̃ fini MS-8
Pros: Technically, this car is branded as an
“ɛ̃fini” — pronounced “Enfini.” Unrelated
to Infiniti, ɛ̃fini was Mazda’s short-lived premium
brand. The MS-8 was based on the 626
chassis, but it offered 199 horsepower and 165
pound-feet of torque from a 2.5-liter V6 engine.
Four-wheel steering was available.
Cons: Likely to be mistaken for an ordinary
626 or 929. The only people who will care that
you have an ɛ̃fini MS-8 in North America are
the few non-Miata, non-rotary Mazda fanatics.
Price range: $1k–$2k, plus import costs.
1992 Maserati Ghibli 2.0
Pros: Venerable name that dates back to 1967.
The 2.0-liter, twin-turbo V6 limited to the Italian
and European market delivered 302 horsepower
and 275 pound-feet matched with a
6-speed manual transmission and limited-slip
rear end. It sports a rakish coupe body with
Audi-style box flares.
Cons: Build quality in this era was not all it
might have been. Just 1,157 of these homemarket
hot rods were made, so finding a good
one might be a challenge. Just a 20-horsepower
boost over the U.S.-spec edition.
Price range: $16k–$20k, plus import costs. ♦
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SOLD AT $6,868. Off the road 2005–10 and
only recommissioned in 2014, which helps
explain why it’s lasted so well. These are seen
as weirdies, so sold for less than the equivalent
Mini; a good way to get the same experience
for less money—and that light-up grille
badge, of course.
#26-1968 MORRIS 1800 S Mk II rally
sedan. S/N: MHS8D4419A. Red/gray velour.
RHD. Odo: 78,814 miles. Well-used and
slightly tatty rally car, although still pretty
original. Rough paint. Carpets removed to
show floor. Rear roll cage only. Hydro pump
on back shelf. Lightly tweaked motor wears
later foam filters. In period the heater controls
with 70 followed by month and batch number,
but 0202 is the serial, and G identifies it as an
SE DHC. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $24,450. Any
Elan for under $25k is a pretty good deal,
even though the reserve was lower, and I suspect
it was those rear arches that suppressed
the price a bit. But you can’t see ’em from behind
the wheel, so if the buyer wanted a driver,
he got a pretty fair deal.
#63-1971 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series III
V12 coupe. S/N: 1S50823BW. Dark blue/
gray leather. RHD. Odo: 50,702 miles. Paint a
bit bubbly, but appears rot-free. Seat leather
lightly creased. Motor, originally 5.3, is a 5.7
from Forward Engineering, dormant for six
years but smells very petrolly inside, so it
looks as if someone’s had a go at starting it.
Cond: 3. SOLD AT $53,571. Originally supplied
to South Africa, back to the U.K. in
2003, stored since 2011. This was a bit like
bidding on a mystery box—could be a brilliant
thing or a nightmare, but someone was brave
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SOLD AT $31,937. Top bid didn’t quite struggle
up to the lower estimate of $31,250, but let
go for a fair price.
#1-1966 WOLSELEY HORNET Mk II
2-dr sedan. S/N: WA2S2799242. Maroon/
gray vinyl. RHD. Odo: 60,000 miles. Like the
Riley Elf, a posh Mini with a tail and an extra
4 hp (!). Older (2000) resto still good, sills
have correct profile, subframes okay. Seat vinyl
may be original and still good. Cond: 3+.
#49-1962 FORD ZEPHYR Six Mk II
convertible. S/N: Z52B030561. Primrose
Yellow/cream vinyl. RHD. Older restoration
still excellent throughout—it’s a former
concours winner—with overdrive, power
hood, plus period Aquaplane head and stainless
headers. Paint and chrome still very good,
interior clean. Nice spotlight on driver’s
A-pillar. Cond: 2+.
were connected to the distributor, so the ignition
timing could be retarded from the cockpit
to allow for poor-quality fuel; I didn’t check if
this feature is still fitted. Cond: 3.
Brightwells Bicester, U.K.
SOLD AT $32,280. Real Works car built by
BL Special Tuning that ran in the 1970 World
Cup Rally, driven by a police team—although
sadly, a holed sump in Sao Paolo put them
out. Though in line with what was expected,
this was cheap for any real ex-Works rally car,
when Minis are £70k ($87k)-plus and Escorts
over £100k ($124k). And the WCR 50 reunion
is coming up...
#21-1970 LOTUS ELAN S4 SE convert-
ible. S/N: 0202G. Eng. # 23824. Metallic
blue/black vinyl/black vinyl. RHD. Odo:
77,229 miles. Okay paint, some touched-in
chips behind doors. Rear arches have been
flared to cover wide Revolutions. Spyder chassis
fitted in ’90s. Interior vinyl and door cards,
including lower carpeted sections, all good.
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Brightwells Bicester, U.K.
Midget, partly due to dreadful rear suspension.
That doesn’t matter so much now as nobody
drives them that hard and this was one of
the nicest you’ll find, with overdrive. Sold at
top estimate, between the price of driver-quality
Midgets and Bs, though you can still get a
Miata (or an MGF) for a lot less. I can’t quite
call it good value as they’re not that good to
drive, but it’ll probably hold its money.
#7-1980 ROLLS-ROYCE CAMARGUE
enough to take a punt on the last lot of the
sale. Well sold... or perhaps well bought.
#19-1972 CANNON TRIALS racer. S/N:
Blue. RHD. Very much a project, little more
than a collection of parts loosely held together
by gravity. Most of it is there but there are no
floors and chassis repairs have started—which
is a bit ambitious as it probably wants a whole
new frame. The wheel rims have recently been
replaced. Chassis made to fit a Ford Sidevalve
engine, but it has an A-Series loosely bolted
in, wearing an Aquaplane head, which I’ve
never seen on one of these before. Body panels
all there but bent. Cannon nose cone retains
its original badge. Cond: 5.
coupe. S/N: JRH50406. Mistletoe Green/
green leather. RHD. Odo: 64,250 miles.
Straight, mostly the same color all over and
the interior is pretty good, with veneers in decent
condition and leather only lightly creased.
Oil spots on the floor underneath it are a bit
worrisome. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $39,835. Once the most expensive
car in the world... now it just looks expensive
for an old Silver Shadow with a complicated
hand-built body. Sold for twice the price of a
nice steel-bumper Shadow, or a little more
than a Mulliner Park Ward Shadow coupe.
SOLD AT $9,203. Built by Mike Cannon for
Colin Taylor, and was driven in a 1973 celebrity
trial by Sir Stirling Moss (then just plain
Mr.). Three years ago, historic sporting trials
were the fastest-growing arm of British motorsport
and, though you’ve more or less got to
jack up the nose badge and slide a new car
under it, this will surely find a home and go
back on the hills. Very well sold, all the same.
#2-1975 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE 1500
convertible. S/N: FH796370. Brown/brown
steel/tan vinyl. RHD. Odo: 48,000 miles. Well
kept and nicely original, though Notek bluedot
spotlights probably date from the ’60s.
2010 repaint still good. Interior leather and
dash veneer good, wood-rim steering wheel.
With hard top, electric fan and electronic ignition.
Cond: 2-.
FRENCH
#41-1927 DELAGE DI S tourer. S/N:
21881. Blue/blue leather. RHD. Magnificent
and imposing thing (this Colonial model is
longer, wider and with two more inches of
ground clearance) still with its original body;
older paint still attractive even with a few
marks. Leather similar with just the right
amount of use. Splendid engine-turned dash.
Still with Autovac. A few oil drips underneath.
Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $8,929. Spitfire has always been
the poor/cheap relation of the MGB and
July 2017
SOLD AT $61,813. Sent to Australia as a
chassis when new and bodied there. Imported
to the U.K. in 2002, three owners since. Sold
over top estimate, but as the catalog noted, a
great choice for anyone who didn’t want to
stretch to a Vauxhall 30-98 or Bentley 3 Litre.
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#36-1939 HOTCHKISS 686 Monte
Carlo Decouvrable convertible. S/N: 68082388.
Ivory/blue cloth/black leather. RHD.
Odo: 74,486 km. High-quality drophead
whose top winds down. Really nice paint and
chrome, good timber, leather is lightly
creased. RHD, but super Art Deco dials
marked in French; water temp gauge hidden
behind driver’s glovebox lid. Cotal electrically
operated gearbox. Cond: 2-.
already lightly baggy. With factory hard top.
Not yet U.K. registered though NOVA paperwork
is done. Cond: 2. NOT SOLD AT
$119,000. Imported from France in 2016. A
star car that fell £30k ($37k) short of the
£125k–£145k ($155k–$180k) estimate.
in today’s market) and for not much more than
pocket money, it was probably worth a punt.
GERMAN
SOLD AT $54,945. Hotchkiss started out
making guns and in WWII assembled tanks,
plus Jeeps under license, and was always
known for the excellence of its engineering.
This 686 spent most of its life in Portugal.
Very unusual in the U.K. (and probably more
so in the U.S.) so hard to value, but sold where
expected, at around half the price of a similarly
nice Mk V Jaguar drophead.
#27-1957 CITROËN 2CV AZ sedan.
S/N: 348179C1. Gray/green tartan cloth. Odo:
57,416 miles. Sharp restoration on original
chassis four years ago, still near perfect. New
seat cloth, all interior details present and correct
including windscreen wipers driving off
the speedo cable. Cond: 2.
#10-1983 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTi
Mk I Berg Cup replica hatchback. S/N:
17DW206701. White/red & black velour.
RHD. Sharply executed Berg Cup (German
hillclimb series, where show appears as important
as go) tribute that looks like it’s never
seen a track, with only 100 miles since completion.
Trying very hard with all the right
bits: safety devices cage, big bucket seats and
digital instruments. Motor is a Dell’Orto-fed
16v 1.8 from a Mk II. Cond: 2-.
#34-1989 LANCIA THEMA 8.32 sedan.
S/N: ZLA83400000167270. Dark red metallic/
black leather. Odo: 85,000 km. Ferrariengined
Thema, one of fewer than 4,000
made. Straight and not too knocked out; seat
leather okay, but light-colored carpets are
rather grubby. Most important, it’s just about
rust-free, having been in Italy half its life. Still
has a few needs, though, as it failed its last
MoT, in December 2014 for perished tires,
headlight aim, blowing exhaust and, most
worryingly, emissions. V8 is said to need a
“service and a good tune-up.” Busted foglight
isn’t going to help it, either. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $10,302. Imported from Italy in
2005. Cheapest way into a Ferrari V8, and
nicer to live with than a rough Mondial. It sold
for half its estimate and it’s cheap as it has
needs, but if it can be put on the road for a
grand or so, it’s an interesting talking point—a
“Ferrari” for less than £10k ($12k).
#61-1989 MASERATI BITURBO 2.8
SOLD AT $11,264. Probably would have
made more as a nicely restored stock car—
which likely could have been accomplished
more cheaply. P.S. to the boy-racer vendor:
You don’t have to tape the headlights for hillclimbs...
SOLD AT $14,698. Found in France as a
basket case. Though this went over estimate, I
don’t see it as expensive for condition and
year.
#8-1976 CITROËN 2CV AK400 van.
S/N: 17AK5722. Blue/gray velour. Odo:
61,177 km. Brush painted (was white), and
seat velour is very baggy, but appears basically
sound. The load bay is battered and has a
couple of minor dings in passenger’s door. Not
yet U.K. registered but MoT passed and
NOVA number obtained, so the legwork has
been done. Cond: 4+. SOLD AT $2,198. 2CV
vans are ridiculously expensive in the U.K.—I
know, because I was looking for one recently—but
this one wasn’t. That was because
it was cosmetically pretty horrible, but at half
the pre-sale estimate (which looked fair
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#59-1961 LANCIA FLAMINIA 2.5
Touring convertible. S/N: 824041355. Eng. #
8230044469. Dark blue/beige leather. Odo:
18,254 km. Nicely restored and still sharp.
Excellent paint, new top. Rechromed bumpers
are slightly ripply. New carpets. New leather
SOLD AT $15,110. ... at which point it came
into this ownership. These cost about 50%
more than a BMW E30 cab when new, a gap
now significantly smaller. Fairly bought, if you
have nerves of steel.
#23-2000 MASERATI 3200GT coupe.
S/N: ZAMAA38D000001250. Silver/blue
leather. RHD. Odo: 43,500 miles. Maserati’s
“DB7” or “XKR.” Well kept, three owners and
under 50,000 miles. Handbook, two sets of
keys. Cond: 3+. SOLD AT $17,582. The coming
thing, according to one dealer I speak to,
who’s planning to stockpile a few. Sold for
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Spyder. S/N: ZAM333B28AKA19020. Red/
black cloth/black leather. RHD. Odo: 41,300
miles. Straight and tidy, leather only lightly
worn and good veneers. Service book stamped
up to 1997 and 25,000 miles... Cond: 3+.

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#114-1952 MG TD roadster. S/N TD14246.
Light blue/tan canvas/tan leather. Odo:
95,869 miles. Fenders and exterior door sills
are a touch darker hue than body and hood.
Card states it’s a Powder Blue. But it’s almost
a robin’s egg blue and a periwinkle next to
each other. Clean paint, otherwise, with occasional
fine swirl marks. Engine bay clean
and ready for presentation. Plastic fuel filter
could be from Autozone. Block painted darker
red. Wheels pointed slightly right, with steering-wheel
emblem going far left. Clear gauges
and shiny dash, although there are a few
scratches on gauge bezels. Newish leather
upholstery a bit baggy on seat back. Still supple
and not cracked. Door panels and carpet
also appear new. Cond: 2-.
1965 Citroën 2CV Berline, sold for $9,450 at McCormick’s, Palm Springs, CA
McCORMICK’S
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Date: February 24–26, 2017
Auctioneers: Frank Bizzarro, Jeff Stokes, Rob Row,
Gary Dahler
Automotive lots sold/offered: 304/459
Sales rate: 66%
Sales total: $5,831,289
High sale: 1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 convertible, sold
at $95,550
Buyer’s premium: 5%, included in sold prices
Report and photos by Carl Bomstead
MECUM AUCTIONS
Location: Kansas City, MO
Date: March 24–25, 2017
Auctioneers: Mark Delzell and Jimmy Landis
Automotive lots sold/offered: 309/496
Sales rate: 62%
Sales total: $7,364,900
High sale: 2005 Ford GT coupe, sold at $330,000
Buyer’s premium: 10%, included in sold prices
Report and photos by Brett Hatfield
SILVER AUCTIONS
Location: Vancouver, WA
Date: April 22, 2017
Auctioneer: Mitch Silver
Automotive lots sold/offered: 40/98
Sales rate: 41%
Sales total: $363,798
High sale: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle 2-door hard top,
sold at $33,500
Buyer’s premium: 8%, minimum of $250, included in
sold price
Report and photos by Chad Tyson
NOT SOLD AT $16,000. Appears to be a
relatively fresh rebuild—10 years ago, according
to the seller. Dealer’s note on car listed
their asking price as $29,500. Considering
this went way closer to the SCM Pocket Price
Guide median ($25k, trending upwards), I
think it’ll be a while before this car gets to that
ambitious price. A buyer at that price would
likely need the minor issues sorted first. Silver
Auctions, Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
#005-1964 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER
CLOUD III 4-dr saloon. S/N LSDW587.
White/tan leather. Odo: 92,431 miles. Produced
1962–66, with 2,376 leaving the factory.
Costly with a list price of $16,555; cars
bodied by Mulliner, James Young and Park
Ward cost much more. Fitted with a/c, power
steering and brakes. Paint acceptable with a
couple of noticeable dings. Interior very luxurious
with wonderful woodwork. An elegant
motorcar. Cond: 2.
2004 Honda S2000 convertible, sold for $21,330 at Silver Auctions, Vancouver, WA
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SOLD AT $41,738. A dealer friend was very
interested in this until he noted there was no
oil pressure at idle. He backed away. Price
paid was at the low end of the range, and that
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just may prove to be very expensive if there
are issues under the hood—oops, bonnet.
McCormick’s, Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
#224-1967 AUSTIN-HEALEY 3000 Mk
III BJ8 convertible. S/N H8J8L39113. Red &
white/white vinyl/red vinyl. Odo: 6,611 miles.
The last year for the 3000. The Big Healey
was introduced in 1964 and the horsepower
was increased from 136 to 150 due to a different
cam. Over 17,000 of the Mk III BJ8s produced.
This example painted in a garish
two-tone livery. It had chrome wires and red
interior. Cond: 2-.
Series II with dealer-installed Series I bonnet.
A very original example that had been stored
for many years. Original Pirellis. Paint as expected
on car that has been stored for years.
Original interior cracked, but no serious damage.
Trim pitted and bumpers have lost luster.
Cond: 4+. NOT SOLD AT $52,000. Price bid
was well off the mark, but car was a project if
restoration was the end game. Hard to mess
with a very original example, but this was a
tweener—between restore it or leave original.
McCormick’s, Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
SOLD AT $52,500. First stop for new owner
should be the paint shop. Price paid leaves
room to take care of most issues and still be on
the right side of the ledger. McCormick’s,
Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
#284-1969 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series II
convertible. S/N 1R9756. Red/tan fabric/tan
leather. Odo: 80,266 miles. The second year
for the Series II with added safety features. An
older restoration that is now showing signs of
use and age. Paint checking in several locations.
Brightwork a bit dull and lacking luster.
A driver at best. Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $6,912. Often the issue with making
a few parts new on a car is that the notnew
parts look all that much older. The paint
was the biggest letdown here, perhaps not
enough to respray, but to consider it. Overall,
#55-1976 MGB convertible. S/N GHN5UG387664G.
Red/black vinyl/black vinyl.
Odo: 99,319 miles. Ugly plastic bumpers in
fair condition. MG emblem paint chipped.
Swirl marks throughout paint. Two big
scratches behind driver’s door, which also has
numerous edge chips. Chrome trim in good
condition. Seller’s card states the top, seats
and carpet are new, and they sure appear to be.
All well fitted, too. The wheels look great and
the tires have plenty of tread left. I overheard
several prospective bidders quibble over the
color, similarly to the conversation going on in
my head at the time—orange or red? Eh,
somewhere in the middle. Cond: 2-.
however, top-down fun for under $7k isn’t a
bad thing any way you slice it. The price
gained here is darn near smack-dab in the
middle of the current market for the rubberbaby-buggy-bumper
MGBs. Silver Auctions,
Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
#15-1992 JAGUAR XJS convertible. S/N
SAJNW4846NC181101. White/black canvas/
tan leather. Odo: 113,558 miles. A few small
dings on the hood, some with paint chipping.
Windshield wiper stuffed with “over $21k” in
receipts for work from The Jag Shop. Flaking
paint, with overspray on the rubber seal on
third brake-light housing. Inside of stained top
best described as tattered. Carpet fraying on
storage behind seats. Cracking on otherwise
decent leather seats. Clean, shiny dashboard.
Tops of headrests and door panels scuffed,
with some tearing. Wood laminate trim delaminating
behind driver’s seat. Well-kept but
old-looking engine bay. No leaks underneath.
Cond: 3.
NOT SOLD AT $3,700. The latest price
guide shows us the median for these V12
’verts is $9k. Looking at the receipt stack and
this nominal high bid, I won’t blame the seller
for not lifting the reserve here. Seen later on
the same dealer’s site as Lot 11 (the green
auto 2+2 coupe, SCM# 6834796) for $9,977.
Cosmetics are a big deal here (and when right,
NOT SOLD AT $60,000. Price bid here was
well off the mark, as while this car had needs,
it was worth at least $10k more than was bid.
The Series II is not as desirable as the Series I
due to the safety features, but seller will do
better next time. McCormick’s, Palm Springs,
CA, 02/17.
#317-1969 JAGUAR E-TYPE Series II
convertible. S/N J691R7851. White/black
fabric/black leather. Odo: 11,913 miles. A
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these cars are attractive), but this one had
enough issues for buyers to easily walk away.
Silver Auctions, Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
#11-1993 JAGUAR XJS coupe. S/N SAJNW5747PC187502.
Green/tan leather. Odo:
81,903 miles. Great color combination, even if
it is expected. Thoroughly detailed. Clearcoat
is peeling at base of windshield on passenger’s
side. Top of hood, roof and trunk appear to
have been bombarded by tree sap over this
car’s life. Many polishing swirls throughout
body panels. Even door gaps, to match the
hood and trunk. Cond: 3+.
358 miles. Noted for its front-entry refrigerator
door. Built by BMW from 1956 to 1962,
and about 162,000 produced. The steering
wheel hinges outward with the door. This one
quickly finished with average paint and
scratched trim. Top speed listed as 52 mph—
they don’t mention that it has to be downhill.
Interior just okay. Cute as heck. Cond: 2.
off all around. Upholstery presents as-new,
with little wear or deformation on either front
seat. Chrome wheels polished nicely, along
with most of the trim. Rear bumper fit a bit off
at the body. Bit of rust exposed on rear. BMWlabeled
parts box sitting on passenger’s seat.
New Mexico plates expired August 2011. Title
delay. Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $3,700. The high bid is a
touch light, but we’re still looking at a used
car. At some point an automatic coupe might
be collectible, but we’re probably a few more
years away from that. Later seen listed on a
local dealer’s site for $4,977 (marked down
from $6,977). So at least the seller is adjusting
to the market’s reality. Silver Auctions, Vancouver,
WA, 04/17.
FRENCH
#130-1965 CITROËN 2CV BERLINE.
S/N AC651761340. Red & black/red vinyl.
Odo: 4,212 miles. A very basic car that had a
stated top speed of 60 mph, but that was with
a strong tail wind. Had a reputation of being
trouble-free. These were cheap enough at
$1,300. Older paint with a few issues. Trim
dented and rubber cracked. Sure to be a conversation
starter. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $28,088. These show up from time
to time and seem to sell for what was paid
here. No reason to not buy a decent one, so
have to say the price paid here was a bit much
considering the average condition. McCormick’s,
Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
#281-1962 MERCEDES-BENZ 220SE
cabriolet. S/N 11102310032086. White/blue
fabric/blue leather. Odo: 90,005 miles. The
styling for the 220SE was unchanged since
1960, when the larger 2,195-cc motor was
introduced. Also, wrap-around windshield
added. The SE had Bosche fuel injection.
Same owner for past 41 years. Well maintained
with little wear noted, which is remarkable
considering the mileage. Blue leather
interior in good order. Brightwork very presentable.
Owner with car during preview
working the sale. Cond: 2.
NOT SOLD AT $8,500. Bid was a bit light
for the current market, but perhaps not for the
car. It’s certainly clean and shiny, but with
obvious concerns. They’re not fatal flaws by
any means, but apparently enough to not bring
buyer and seller together today. Were the panels
off just because of a repaint, or were there
more serious reasons? Plenty of auction attendees
spent time poking around this car, but
no deal today. Silver Auctions, Vancouver,
WA, 04/17.
#337-1969 PORSCHE 911E Targa. S/N
119210106. Tangerine/black leather. Odo:
55,450 miles. The B Series 911 was introduced
in 1969 and the wheelbase was extended
2.2 inches and included flared wheel
openings. Fitted with Bosch mechanical fuel
injection. Paint acceptable but not concours
quality. Interior with a mild patina. No mention
of Porsche Certificate of Authenticity. A
decent driver. Cond: 3+.
SOLD AT $9,450. Very easy to picture this on
a countryside back road heading to market.
Price paid was cheap enough, and it should be
a fun car. McCormick’s, Palm Springs, CA,
02/17.
GERMAN
#230-1959 BMW ISETTA microcar. S/N
579634. Red & white/red & black vinyl. Odo:
156
NOT SOLD AT $70,000. Based on the condition,
I would suggest it’s worth at least $10k
more than was bid here. Considering longterm
ownership, it is hard to part with for less
than a fair retail, so I can’t blame owner for
taking it home. McCormick’s, Palm Springs,
CA, 02/17.
#104-1968 VOLKSWAGEN KARMANN
GHIA coupe. S/N 148759570. Light blue/red
vinyl. Odo: 4,575 miles. Seller refers to color
as Classic White, but this is a grayish light
blue. It’s fairly obvious when a white Thunderbird
(Lot 46, SCM# 6835181) is parked
right next to our Ghia here. Driver’s door
slightly out at bottom. Front decklid fit a bit
NOT SOLD AT $38,000. Porsche has been
the hot marque of late, and a high-point 911E
can push six figures in today’s market. Although
this one had a few needs, it was still
very presentable and worth more than was bid
here. No reason to sell this for wholesale, so
buyer will do better elsewhere. McCormick’s,
Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
#239-1971 PORSCHE 911T Targa. S/N
9111110919. Blue/black leather. Odo: 83,922
miles. A ’71 911T that has been fitted with 3.0
engine from 1975–77 Carrera. Also has Carrera
seats and external mirrors. A recent
respray that has been well maintained. Interior
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all as it should be. A sleeper that will offer an
unusual experience behind the wheel.
Cond: 2+.
NOT SOLD AT $48,000. Modified cars can
be a tough sell, and most Porsche fanatics are
sticklers for originality. Under the circumstances,
the price bid should have bought the
car. Seller had other ideas, so will have to
wait and hope for the best next time out.
McCormick’s, Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
#62-1974 MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL
convertible. S/N 10704412018715. Beige/tan
leather. Odo: 56,601 miles. Touted as a barn
find. Found in Longview, WA after being
stored for four years. Soft top stowed under
fitted hard top, so cannot verify condition, but
card states, “Both tops. Hard top sitting over a
beautiful soft top.” Trim bright and shiny.
Only major mark in paint is from hard top
scraping on passenger’s side. Trim on hard top
dinged and gouged. Sheepskin seat covers
over decent upholstery. Well-detailed interior.
Cond: 3.
#81-1989 PORSCHE 944 coupe. S/N
WP0AA0941KN450625. Guards Red/black
leather. Odo: 91,197 miles. Touch-up paint on
right front fender nowhere close to the same
shade of red. Fine swirl marks throughout
paint. Window trim behind driver’s door
coated in black RTV silicone for unstated reasons.
Big back glass piece in fine condition.
Mini whaletail clean and blemish-free. I love
these wheels, and they’re in great shape. Good
tires, too. CD player fitted in console above
shifter. Detailed interior. Shifter boot looking a
bit more worn than the surrounding parts. Seller’s
card noted that the odometer was out. Five
sets of keys for some reason. Dry underneath,
with no obvious rust. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $4,752. Another one for the buyers.
But it’s not like this one was held back by an
automatic transmission, unpopular color or
grotesque bodywork. I wasn’t able to verify
whether there was a reserve (my guess is no),
but this went for less than a third of the market
median ($16.8k). There was just little interest
for the car. The odometer and a/c system
might point to a lack of proper maintenance,
but not necessarily. Any reason to give buyers
pause isn’t going to help the seller, and it apparently
didn’t here. Silver Auctions, Vancouver,
WA, 04/17.
ITALIAN
#S71-1973 DETOMASO PANTERA
SOLD AT $4,428. Not quite the steal of the
auction, but this buyer was in the running.
One of these going for double this price
wouldn’t be surprising. I think the “barn find”
crowd has gone a little overboard. Not that
there needs to be a set amount of time stuffed
away in a place of exacting circumstances, but
stuck in the garage for a few years shouldn’t
count in any reasonable mind as a barn find.
Okay, soapbox moment over. If it runs out as
nice as it looks, the buyer got the win. Silver
Auctions, Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
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coupe. S/N THPNNB05658. Red & white/
black vinyl. Odo: 10,429 miles. An amazingly
original example, with what is believed to be
10,429 original miles. Panteras are notorious
for being heavily modified; however, this one
has had only small changes to improve cooling
and fuel systems. The paint is in very good
condition considering its age, with the only
blemish being a couple of small spots atop the
driver’s side front fender. The front trunk, rear
cargo insert and interior are all in excellent
condition. The chrome in the interior looks
I think the “barn find” crowd has gone a little
overboard. Not that there needs to be a set
amount of time stuffed away in a place of exacting
circumstances, but stuck in the garage
for a few years shouldn’t count in any reasonable
mind as a barn find.
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like new, with a fantastic gleam. Weatherstrip
and stainless are remarkably well kept.
Cond: 1-. SOLD AT $93,500. As Italian exotics
have experienced meteoric price jumps,
Panteras have been along for the ride. What
used to be a $30,000 car is difficult to find for
under $65,000 now. That said, this example
was worth every penny. It was original down
to its factory-supplied Goodyear Arriva tires.
Well bought. Mecum Auctions, Kansas City,
MO, 03/17.
#274-2002 FERRARI 360 Spider. S/N
ZFFYT53A220127073. Silver/black cloth/
black leather. Odo: 36,538 miles. Fitted with
optional F1 transmission. Low miles stated to
be actual. Recent servicing that included timing
belt and brakes. Premium wheels. Toolkit
and factory Ferrari cover. Road rash on nose.
Interior in good order. Upgraded sound system.
Cond: 2-.
SOLD AT $3,888. The selling price is a steal
for this original of a car. I mean it’s a low-tofair
price for one in decent condition, not remarkable
like this one. Sure, at one point these
were considered discardable economy cars,
but the ones that survive the initial purge tend
to gain a following. Perhaps the most surprising
thing is that it hasn’t even gotten an aftermarket
set of plug wires—there was no
deviation from stock that I could find anywhere.
I’m just hopeful the car will stay in this
condition for a long time. Silver Auctions,
Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
#33-2004 HONDA S2000 convertible.
S/N JHMAP21424S237583. Black/black
canvas/black leather. Odo: 25,476 miles.
Seller states only deviation from stock is Bluetooth
stereo system. Examination bears that
out. Tires polished by tire shine. Few paint
nicks. No brake dust on any wheel or caliper.
The little evidence this car was used is pretty
much the driver’s seat deformation. The 2.2-L
4-cylinder pumps out 237 horsepower at 7,800
rpm. That goes with a redline of 8,000 rpm, so
it’s designed for lots of high-revving fun.
Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $59,325. This was last seen at Mecum’s
May 2015 Indianapolis sale (SCM#
6797449), where it failed to sell at $63,000. A
few months later it did sell at Mecum’s Monterey
(SCM# 6796310) sale when bid to
$57,750. The bid here was in line, but seller
was not looking at a money-maker here. Hope
he had some time behind the wheel and, based
on issues with the nose, looks like he did.
McCormick’s, Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
JAPANESE
#32-1984 HONDA CRX hatchback. S/N
JHMAF3335ES001911. White/blue cloth.
Odo: 66,363 miles. It’s time-machine time.
Original paint and interior, according to seller.
Off the road since Idaho tags expired in September
’91. Seems maintained, however. Front
upper valance cracked in half. Pinstriping on
hood partially rubbed off. Seller also told me
they’re original tires, to match the original 66k
miles. Paint still shiny. Light lenses are clear
as can be. Clean interior in remarkable condition.
Auto takes away a lot of the fun, but
that’s missing the point on this particular car.
Cond: 2+.
July 2017
SOLD AT $21,330. This second-generation
S2000 sold for a strong price—nearly double
the price guide median. These are popping up
at auction more often. Considering that it
looks as if it came straight from the dealer in
2004—and I’ve seen a few examples go for
more dollars—it’s a fair deal for both seller
and buyer. Silver Auctions, Vancouver, WA,
04/17.
SWEDISH
#90-1993 VOLVO 240 DL wagon. S/N
YV1AW8805P1943229. Black/tan cloth. Odo:
202,971 miles. Final year of 200-series Volvos,
which started in 1974. Uncommon M47
5-speed. Factory roof rails have scant marks
here and there. Paint blemish right above driver’s
door handle. Corner of hood has similar, if
less noticeable, paint problem. Exterior trim
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shines, contrasting nicely with the black paint.
Clean inside, with waffle-stamped rubber
floormats to catch all of the water from Pacific
Northwest spring rains. Goodyear radials on
Volvo BBS wheels. Cond: 2-.
#99-1955 DODGE CORONET 2-dr hard
NOT SOLD AT $18,000. Price bid should
have gotten the job done. Nothing here warrants
more than was bid, so I think the seller
will have a hard time getting more. McCormick’s,
Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
SOLD AT $2,646. I chatted with the owner
about this car for a few minutes during the
preview, and he was effusive about it. I know
boxy Volvos scream “nerd alert,” but I was
picking up what he was putting down. Odd
enough as it is to think about, we’re one year
away from this being a 25-year-old car. Can
you say practical collector car? This price
wasn’t optimal for the seller, but the buyer
made out quite well. The 203k miles might
scare off buyers. Bit of a shame, as this has
handled those miles seemingly with ease. Silver
Auctions, Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
AMERICAN
#300-1950 FORD CRESTLINER Custom
Deluxe 2-dr sedan. S/N BOCH171455.
Maroon & black/black vinyl/black fabric.
miles. 239-ci V8, 2-bbl, 3-sp. The Crestliner
was part of the Custom Deluxe series, and
only 8,703 were produced. It had a swoop on
sides and a black vinyl top. Offered only with
the 100-horsepower V8. This one had a few
subtle custom touches, with fabric seating and
3-speed on floor. Steering-wheel hub badly
worn. Has a few issues with paint, including
swirls and scratches. Cond: 2.
#F132-1954 CHRYSLER WINDSOR
Deluxe Town & Country wagon. S/N 70158319.
Maroon & white/maroon & white vinyl.
Odo: 41,627 miles. 264-ci I6, 2-bbl, auto.
Only 650 of these 6-passenger station wagons
were ever produced. An older restoration that
is beginning to show its age. The paint and
brightwork will need attention in the near future.
This is a direct contrast to the stunning
woodwork inside the wagon. The chrome
hardware fitted inside is equally impressive.
The engine compartment is tidy. This is a neat
old wagon that will give its owner pride of
ownership and rarity. Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $27,000. This car was bid up
to $40,000 in Kissimmee, FL, in January of
this year (SCM# 6823414). Maybe the seller
should have taken the bid. Mecum Auctions,
Kansas City, MO, 03/17.
NOT SOLD AT $11,500. I know this result
was a disappointment. During the preview, I
was chatting with Mitch Silver and he mentioned
that he’d sold one of these recently for
around $40k. Small wonder this one went unsold.
We see a lot more of the mid-’60s Coronets—rather
than these third-generation
ones—at auction, so price comps aren’t as
common (SCM has tracked just two 1955–56
successful auction sales in two years). Can’t
blame the consignor for bringing it back with
them. Silver Auctions, Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
#451-1956 FORD THUNDERBIRD con-
vertible. S/N P6FH191975. Colonial White/
turquoise & white. Odo: 33,005 miles. 312-ci
V8, 4-bbl, auto. The second full year for the
Thunderbird with the spare moved outboard.
Added trunk room but had an adverse effect
on handling. Fitted with the larger P-code 312
V8. Fitted with Ford-O-Matic 2-speed. Paint
and brightwork in good order. Offered with
porthole hard top. A very respectable offering.
Cond: 2+.
top. S/N 34939507. Salmon, black & white/
white vinyl & blue cloth. Odo: 97,469 miles.
270-ci V8, 4-bbl, auto. Good paint, with no
major blemishes. Front chrome trim and bumpers
in decent shape—need only a cleaning to
really shine. Some micro-pitting on the hood
V emblem. Even door, hood and trunk gaps.
Acres of clear glass. Green growth on exterior
window felt. Smells like a 62-year-old car
inside. White vinyl graying. Cloth seat/door
card pattern holding up well. Missing passenger’s
side kick panel. Push-button transmission.
Clean engine bay—worst part is
oxidizing firewall. Cond: 3+.
NOT SOLD AT $34,000. Pricing on earlygeneration
Thunderbirds is all condition-dependent.
A #3 car is in the $30k range, and
they go up from there. This is a solid car, so
$45k would be closer to the number. Best of
luck next time out. McCormick’s, Palm
Springs, CA, 02/17.
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#46-1956 FORD THUNDERBIRD con-
vertible. S/N P6FH220480. White/red &
white vinyl. Odo: 15,838 miles. 292-ci V8,
4-bbl, 3-sp. Seller’s card states, “Owned by
school teacher in Puyallup, WA, for the last 27
years.” It goes on to mention the short distance
to the school and that the car was never driven
in winter. Fair, but it’s seen plenty of moisture,
as indicated by the occasional red-brown
streak coming from behind trim pieces. Hardtop
body mounts are skewed and scratched—
suggesting less-than-stellar care while putting
on and taking off the top. Side latches for said
top rusting, along with the paint underneath.
Continental kit in good shape. Inch-long
scratch on right front fender, with tiniest bit of
metal showing through. Carpet in decent
shape, just like the rest of interior. Title delay.
Cond: 3.
#39-1957 CHEVROLET BEL AIR 4-dr
hard top. S/N VC57L159650. Mint & ivory/
green vinyl & black cloth. Odo: 61,988 miles.
327-ci V8, 4-bbl, auto. Few noticeable paint
taping mistakes. Occasional chip on door
edge. Trim and glass in great condition. Nose
bullets with a bit of road rash, but passable for
a local show. Seller notes 327-ci, although the
stamp pad and casting numbers are covered,
so unable to verify numbers at this moment. A
host of aftermarket goodies underhood: Vintage
Air setup, Edelbrock 4-bbl, chromed accessories
and an electric push fan on outside
of radiator. Substance on brake booster, between
it and master cylinder, seems like sprayfoam
insulation out of a can. Still fitted with
the generator. Has power steering, too. Oregon
plates tagged through May 2019. Cond: 2.
NOT SOLD AT $26,500. Early T-birds are
creeping up in value lately. This really is the
middle of the market for condition, if not a tick
above. The bid here stopped about $15k short
of the current market median, so there’s little
surprise as to why it went back on the transporter
home. After the sale, the car popped up
on a number of car-classified websites, with
no price listed. Silver Auctions, Vancouver,
WA, 04/17.
#285-1957 NASH METROPOLITAN
convertible. S/N E35013. Yellow & white/
white vinyl & black houndstooth. Odo: 89,987
miles. 1,489-cc I4, 1-bbl, 3-sp. Manufactured
by The Austin Motor Company with distribution
by American Motors. Powered by Austin
A50 motor. The Continental kit was covered
with black vinyl. More than 15,000 produced
in 1957, with most sold in U.S. After Nash and
Hudson went away, sold by Rambler dealers.
Paint with a few issues here and there. Trim
pitted and scratched. Cond: 2-.
NOT SOLD AT $18,000. Sold previously at
$19,440 (SCM# 6611364) by B&T Specialty
back in 2012 when they were doing the Hot
August Nights official auction. Reporter Michael
Leven noted at that time it was a 283-ci
V8. Engine confusion aside, there’s little doubt
about the car’s roadworthiness. Not going to
happen for someone new, however. It appears
as if the consignor weren’t interested in taking
a loss this time around. Can’t say I blame
them. Silver Auctions, Vancouver, WA, 04/17.
#S108-1958 EDSEL PACER convertible.
S/N W8UR717178. Yellow & black/black
vinyl/black & white vinyl. Odo: 1,039 miles.
361-ci V8, 4-bbl, auto. Recent frame-off restoration
shows solid prep and paint. Most trim
and bumpers have been replated. Engine bay
and undercarriage are both spotless. Radial
tires on custom wheels, but the original wheels
come with the car. Interior is done to a high
standard. Cond: 2+.
SOLD AT $15,750. Price paid was a touch
light for an example in this condition, but only
by a couple grand. Buyer took the bird in
hand, which was most likely the wise decision.
McCormick’s, Palm Springs, CA, 02/17.
July 2017
SOLD AT $44,000. This car sold in St. Paul,
MN, in June of 2013 for $43,200 (SCM#
6411212). I imagine this represents a bit of a
loss for the current owner, but the car has only
accumulated 200-odd miles in the past three
years, so selling it may be a good idea.
Mecum Auctions, Kansas City, MO, 03/17.
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#S120-1961 CHEVROLET IMPALA
custom 2-dr hard top. S/N 11837A138936.
Red & black/black vinyl. Odo: 444 miles.
409-ci V8, 2x4-bbl, 4-sp. A really stunning
resto-mod, said to have over $100,000 invested.
Paint, chrome and stainless almost
flawless, save for one little pencil-lead-sized
chip by the driver’s door lock. The engine
compartment has highly polished paint and the
engine is also polished to a fault. The interior
has stock-appearing bench seats, but a modern
dash has been fitted with tach, temp, voltage
meter, trip meter and speedo. Cond: 1-.
Courtesy of Auctions America
1970 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder
Sold at $132,000
Auctions America, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 1, 2017, Lot 529
Chassis number: 50377414
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his interesting example of Italian/American “Etceterini”
was the brainchild of American entrepreneur Frank
Reisner, who produced about 600 of these cars on his
modest chicken farm near Turin.
Moonlighting sheet metal and assembly workers from the
likes of Pininfarina and Bertone would stop by the farm, manually
frame up one body in white and form another body set of sheet metal.
Painting took place without benefit of booth or oven, with bodies sitting on sets of sawhorses.
Unwanted enhancements included insects, bird droppings and kitty tracks, the latter a source of
great annoyance to Frank, whose wife owned the cats.
Power came from a 351-ci Ford V8, driving through a Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed manual.
Power was a claimed 300 hp, which, together with the low mass of the car, made for excellent
performance.
It’s hard to argue with the aesthet-
ics: The Italia must be considered a
masterpiece, on a par with cars like
the Maserati Ghibli and the Ferrari
275 GTB. Most automotive designers
agree that, in terms of line, proportion
and surface treatment, it’s an exceptional
achievement.
At their current market price,
Italias represent great value, despite
the lack of powertrain pedigree.
These well-made cars are fast, reli-
able and easy to repair at any Ford dealer. It’s the hot-looking girlfriend who also cooks. The value
will increase, while never reaching the dizzying heights of its multi-cammed Italian cousins.
Frank Reisner later had a falling-out with Ford, and then, with my help, used Opel “Diplomat”
V8 component sets for the Chevrolet 327-powered Intermeccanica Indra.
Beset by quality problems and a reluctant partner (Opel), the venture was not successful.
Reisner’s later efforts focused on Porsche “Speedster” heritage replicas, using late-model Beetle
engines — to the great annoyance of Porsche. Reisner was often sued and highly controversial, but
he did leave us with the Italia — a worthy legacy. — Robert Lutz
SOLD AT $60,500. ...TO MY FATHER! I took
him to the auction, and he bought a car! The
Impala is very sharp, and the pictures don’t do
it justice. My 73-year-old dad fell in love with
it. He made an offer after it crossed the block
without meeting its reserve. About an hour
later, Dad had a new car and even let me drive
it home. Everyone else at the auction missed
out, because this thing was a bargain at $60k.
Thank you to all the staff at Mecum for helping
my dad act like a kid again. Mecum Auctions,
Kansas City, MO, 03/17.
#29-1963 CADILLAC ELDORADO
convertible. S/N 63E139468. White/white
canvas/red vinyl. Odo: 21,487 miles. 390-ci
V8, 4-bbl, auto. Great presence—a length of
223 inches will get you that. I like the colors,
as the bright red vinyl interior wasn’t terribly
obvious walking up to the car. Paint shines
nicely under the lights. Numerous off-color
touch-ups on tailfins—almost looks like someone
just splashed on Whiteout. Right rear spat
sticks out at the back. Cracked paint exposing
a little bit of body filler in four spots around
the body. Slightly cloudy gauges match the
equally dirty carpet and the somewhat fitted
vinyl seats. None stand out as bad, however.
Moderately dirty engine bay just needs a good
scrub. Cond: 3.
SOLD AT $15,660. Caught my eye right when
I walked into the auction hall. If only we still
made cars like these! Seemed to me to be a
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Auto Kennel. 714.335.4911. Imag-
ine if you had the best of the best to
market your car for sale. Jesse Alexander
taking all the photographs. Lee
Iacocca working with buyers. Keith
Martin introducing you to the right car
clubs. Well, the father and son team of
AutoKennel do just that for all their clients.
Paul and Ed Kramer, Costa Mesa,
CA 92627. www.autokennel.com (CA)
More than just custom-fit car covers,
California Car Cover is the home
of complete car care and automotive
lifestyle products. Offering the best in
car accessories, garage items, detailing
products, nostalgic collectibles, apparel
and more! Call 1-800-423-5525 or visit
Calcarcover.com for a free catalog.
Canepa of Scotts Valley.
Automotive Restorations.
Exotic Mosaics. 805.544.4093.
Unique and original mosaic hand-crafted
wall hangings of automotive subjects
by mosaic artist Jim Valentine. Made
with glazed ceramic tile with aluminum
frame and hanging wire. Can create
custom mosaics of your automobile.
Email: exoticmosaics@sbcglobal.net.
exoticmosaics.com.
203.377.6745. Collector car sales, both
road and race, have been a key activity
for over 35 years. Our sales professionals
actively seek consignments on
a global basis. We also offer vehicle
“search and find” for rare models. We
undertake pre-purchase inspections
worldwide. We provide auction support,
including in-person or telephone bidding
for absentee buyers. Restoration
management and special-event assistance
are also included in our services.
Our aim is to make sure that your collector
car passion is as enjoyable and
worry-free as possible.
www.automotiverestorations.com
831.430.9940. Offering fine investmentgrade
collectable road cars and racecars
for sale. Our 70,000-square-foot facility
houses world-class, on-premises restoration
and motorsports facilities where
automotive artisans ensure every detail
of our inventoried vehicles meet the
highest levels of refinement and preparation.
Canepa is interested in purchasing
exceptional, original and restored
automobiles. sales@canepa.com www.
canepa.com (CA)
sales@ClassicFitCovers.com.
Welcome to Classic Fit Covers. We
specialize in custom fit car covers and
seat protectors for classic and modern
vehicles. At Classic Fit Covers you get
quality materials, superior craftsmanship
and fast delivery...all at a great
price! We have you Covered!
www.ClassicFitCovers.com (PA)
Classic Investments Inc.
303.388.9788. Barn find. Redefined.
Since 1989 our company specializes in
the restoration, sales and service of
1950s–1970s Classic European sports
cars: Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo,
Lancia, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Austin
Healey, Porsche and Mercedes. Colorado’s
premier one-stop shop for all of a
collector’s needs. Friendly, knowledgeable,
passionate staff welcomes you to
call for all inquiries; our in-house factory-trained
Ferrari mechanic has 40
years’ experience.
www.ClassicInvest.com (CO)
Charles Prince Classic Cars. Based
in London, we are specialists in the
finest historic motorcars and in contact
with dealers and collectors from around
the world. We offer the best advice
and service in the collector car field.
Int T: (0)798 5988070 or email: sales@
charlesprinceclassiccars.com
www.charlesprinceclassiccars.com.
Celebrate your ownership experi-
ence! Automotive designer and illustrator
Steve Anderson is a specialist in
the creation of owner-specified, fineart
illustrations. Each original piece
is hand crafted to portray the exact
specification of individual automobiles
and collections. All marques and eras,
concours and racers. Ferrari- and
July 2017
Autosport Groups 561.676.1912 or
954.401.4535. Over 42 years experience
offering Luxury, Classic, Exotic
and Hi-line motorcars worldwide.
Autosport Groups is highly respect-
ed for our fine selection of preowned
luxury, classic, exotic and sports cars,
Chequered Flag. 310.827.8665.
Chequered Flag is Los Angeles’ best
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Classic Showcase. 760.758.6100.
For over 35 years, we’ve been restoring
automotive history and helping
collectors obtain, restore and sell classic
vehicles. Our world-class facility
houses three showrooms of cars and
department specialty areas to perform
all facets of restoration under one roof.
Let our team of professional craftsmen
and specialists make your classic car
vision a reality. www.classicshowcase.
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Advertise in the SCM Resource Directory. Call 877.219.2605 Ext. 218 for information; e-mail: scmadvert@sportscarmarket.com.
Copley Motorcars. 781.444.4646.
Specializing in unique and hard-to-find
classics and sports cars. We only sell
cars we love ourselves, and deal in a
limited number of models. Before delivery
to you, all of our classics, including
Defenders, are fully inspected and
serviced by one of two expert shops.
We are located in Needham, MA.
copleycars@gmail.com,
www.copleymotorcars.com (MA)
Heritage Classics Motorcar Com-
pany. 310.657.9699. www.heritageclassics.com.
Heritage Classics Motorcar
Company, the premier West Coast
classic car dealership established in
1985. Offering one of the largest indoor
showrooms in Southern California, with
an exceptional inventory of the very
finest American and European classic
cars available. We buy, sell and consign
collectible automobiles, offering the best
consignment terms available, contact us
at sales@heritageclassics.com
When in Southern California, visit
our beautiful showroom and specialty
automotive bookstore, Heritage Classics
Motorbooks, open Monday–Saturday.
For current inventory and to visit
our virtual bookstore, visit
www.heritageclassics.com
Corvette America. 800.458.3475.
The #1 manufacturer & supplier of
interiors, parts and wheels for all generations
of Corvettes. Our Pennsylvania
manufacturing facility produces the
finest quality Corvette interiors and our
distribution center is stocked with thousands
of additional Corvette-related
products. Corvette America is a member
of the RPUI family of companies.
www.CorvetteAmerica.com (PA)
DriverSource. 281.497.1000.
Pursuing & Preserving Fine Automobiles
Since 2005, DriverSource is a
leading specialist in the classic collector
car market. Our concept of sales,
service and storage is tailor made to the
automotive enthusiast lifestyle. To learn
more about our services or inventory,
please give as a call or contact us via
email. sales@driversource.com.
www.driversource.com
Ideal Classic Cars. 855.324.0394.
Girardo & Co. +44 (0) 203 621
2923. Girardo & Co. provide clients
with a specialist service offering expert
advice in buying, selling and sourcing
classic cars at the very top end of the
collector’s market, whilst delivering the
best possible service to clients.
www.girardo.com info@girardo.com
Our goal as a company is to showcase
the highest investment-quality, restored
classic cars to the world; while offering
these vehicles at a fair market price.
Our attention to detail is unsurpassed.
If you are looking for a true investment
car that will go up in value...contact us.
We have a full sales and service department.
We also provide shipping
worldwide. We are in business simply
because of our love and passion for
classic cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Let us share that with you. www.idealclassiccars.net
(FL)
Legendary Motorcar Company.
905.875.4700. You may have seen our
award-winning, show-quality restorations.
Our 55,000-square-foot facility is
specialized in extreme high-end restorations
of rare American muscle cars.
www.legendarymotorcar.com (ON)
Mustang America. 844.249.5135.
Luxury Brokers International.
Hyman Ltd Classic Cars.
314.524.6000. One of the largest inventories
of vintage cars in the world.
Please visit our website often,
www.hymanltd.com to see our current
stock. Hyman Ltd Classic Cars, 2310
Chaffee Drive, St. Louis, MO. 63146
314-524-6000 sales@hymanltd.com
215.459.1606. Specializing in the sales,
purchase and brokerage of classic automobiles
for the astute collector, with
a new-age, contemporary approach.
Focusing on original, high-quality
examples as enjoyable, tangible investments.
Classic car storage, classic car
consignment, brokerage, and other
consulting services are available as
well. We actively pursue the purchase
and sales of any investment-grade classic
car. Since 2009, we have offered
a unique opportunity for collectors,
enthusiasts and other industry professionals.
www.lbilimited.com, sales@
lbilimited.com (PA)
Mid-Century Motoring.
914.402.5799. Importer, exporter and
broker of classic cars, specializing in
European marques. We provide clients
with unparalleled access to the international
classic car market, as well as
a full suite of consignment and brokerage
services from our showroom in
Westchester County, NY. Contact us for
more information about the company,
the cars, or to schedule a visit.
www.midcenturymotoring.com (NY)
Mohr Imports, Classic and Sports
Car Brokers. 831.373.3131. Mohr
Imports Inc. of Monterey, CA, pleased
to be serving the collector car community
for the past 30 years. Our goal is to
present and represent your car in the
very best way possible. We specialize
in European classics. Visit us at www.
MohrImports.com. (CA)
Park Place LTD. 425.562.1000.
Founded in 1987 in Bellevue, WA, our
dealership is locally owned and independently
operated. The four-acre Park
Place Center features an Aston Martin
sales and service center, a Lotus dealership,
and we have one of the largest
selections of collector and exotic cars
available in the Northwest. We consign,
buy and sell all types of vehicles. We
also have an in-house service center
and high-end Auto Salon.
www.ParkPlaceLtd.com
Mustang America is a new company
initially specializing in first generation
(1965–1973) Mustang parts, interiors
and accessories. Launched by Corvette
America, Mustang America provides
the same level of world-class customer
service, product quality and fast delivery.
We look forward to serving the
vintage Mustang enthusiast.
www.MustangAmerica.com (PA)
Paramount Automotive Group/
Foreign Cars Italia. 888.929.7202.
Since 1989, we have offered all the
exclusive brands that you have ever
dreamed about. Offering new and used
Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin and
Porsche in Greensboro, NC, Aston
Martin, Bentley and Maserati in Charlotte,
NC and Porsche in Hickory, NC.
We sell, buy and trade. Visit us at www.
Paramountauto.com or www.ForeignCarsItalia.com
(NC)
Paul Russell and Company.
Kurt Tanner Motorcars.
Gullwing Motor Cars stocks more
than 100 cars at our warehouse location,
27 years of experience; visited
by customers across the country and
overseas. We specialize in European
and American cars and we are always
looking to buy classic cars in any condition.
We pick up from anywhere in
the U.S. Quick payment and pickup.
718.545.0500.
www.gullwingmotorcars.com
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909.241.1051. An exclusive European
Sports Car dealer located in Orange
County, CA. Over 35 years experience
in the classic car business with a distinguished
previous reputation for AustinHealey
restorations. We accurately and
honestly present fine European cars for
sale in today’s market. Buy/sell/trade.
We purchase and pick up from any U.S.
location with quick payment. Please
call or visit our website to view current
inventory.
www.kurttannermotorcars.com (CA)
Motorcar Portfolio, LLC.
330.453.8900. Buy, sell, trade, auction
of affordable antique, classic, collector
vehicles. Bob Lichty offers over
40 years experience in the classic car
industry. Motorcar Portfolio, LLC. has
been serving NE Ohio and the world
since 2004. Let us help with your
needs. See our current inventory at our
web site
www.motorcarportfolio.com (OH)
978.768.6092. www.paulrussell.com.
Specializing in the preservation and
sales of European classics, pre-war
through the 1970s, since 1978. You
can rely on our decades of experience
with Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche,
Bugatti, Alfa Romeo and other fine
collectibles. Repeat customers are the
lifeblood of our business. Contact us
today to join them. Car Sales Manager,
Alex Finigan: Alex@paulrussell.com.
(MA)
www.SignificantCars.com.
800.837.9902. Since 2002, SignificantCars.com
has been changing the
way collector cars find new homes. A
pioneer in the online marketing of im-
Sports Car Market
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portant collector cars, Significant Cars
has a proven track record for realizing
top dollar for their seller clients. Run by
Enthusiasts for Enthusiasts, Significant
Cars has put the power of the dealer or
Auction House into the hands of Collectors.
Give us a call for a confidential
analysis of your car’s true value—not
what we want to buy it for.
Personal service offering on-site measuring
and preconstruction layout advice
for new projects. Our experienced
5-star technicians provide full-service
professional installation, from delivery
to safety training. Fully insured with
offices and warehousing in CT and NJ
to better serve our clientele.
WHAT’S IN YOUR GARAGE?
More cars of course, when you call
203.509.5353! www.CarLiftsPlus.com
auto transporters. Whether your prized
possession is your daily driver, a vintage
race car, a Classic, a ’60s muscle
car or a modern exotic, you can depend
on Passport Transport to give you the
premium service it deserves. We share
your appreciation for fine automobiles,
and it shows.
www.PassportTransport.com.
To get a quote is even easier with our
new online improvements. Go to
www.barrett-jackson.com/insurance/,
select “Get a quote,” enter in a couple of
key pieces of information about your
vehicle, and get an estimated quote
within seconds! It’s that easy.
Don’t be caught without the right insurance
for your vehicle. In the unfortunate
aftermath of damage to your vehicle,
learning that your insurance
won’t restore your prized possession to
its former glory, or appropriately compensate
you for your loss, is the last
thing you want to hear. To get a quote
by phone, call 877.545.2522.
Symbolic International.
858.259.0100. Symbolic International
is one of the premier dealers of classic
cars and vintage race cars in the world.
Our spectacular vehicles are available
for purchase and worldwide delivery.
Our knowledgeable team, with over 100
years of combined experience, can help
you find the perfect car for your collection.
www.symbolicinternational.com
info@symbolicinternational.com (CA)
CARS. 310.695.6403. For more than
Vintage Motors of Sarasota.
941.355.6500. Established in 1989,
offering high-quality collector cars
to the most discerning collectors.
Vintage’s specialized services include
sales, acquisitions and consignment of
high-quality European and American
collector and sports cars. Always buying
individual cars or entire collections.
Visit our large showroom with 75-plus
examples in the beautiful museum
district of tropical Sarasota, FL.
www.vintagemotorssarasota.com (FL)
two decades, CARS (Classic Automotive
Relocation Services) has looked
after some of the most irreplaceable
motorcars in the world. CARS are now
able to offer secure indoor vehicle storage
solutions at its new state-of-the-art
warehouse facility in Los Angeles.
Contact CARS directly to discuss your
vehicle storage requirements and find
out more about the many services that
we offer. History has proven that CARS
are the team to trust. Do not take any
chances with your pride and joy – hand
it to the people that will care for it as
their own. Fax: +1 (310) 695 6584
Email: info@carsusa.com
www.carsusa.com
Classic Car Transport
Reliable Carriers Inc. 877.744.7889.
Intercity Lines, Inc. 800.221.3936.
West Coast Classics. 310.399.3990.
West Coast Classics are internationally
renowned California Classic Car
Dealers who specialize in buying and
selling of rare and classic European
and American classic cars. Two branch
locations in Southern California;
1205 Bow Avenue in Torrance, and
1918 Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica.
We ship throughout the world and will
provide you with unparalleled service
of your rare, sports, exotic, luxury,
collector or classic car needs. www.
WestCoastClassics.com info@WestCoastClassics.com
(CA)
Car Storage
Gripping the wheel of your dream car
and starting the engine for the first time
is a high point for any enthusiast. We
are the premier enclosed auto transport
company that will ensure your car arrives
safely for that experience. For
over 35 years, our standards for excellence
have had clients returning time
and time again. Trust the Best. Trust
Intercity Lines.
www.Intercitylines.com
As the country’s largest enclosed-auto
transport company, Reliable Carriers
faithfully serves all 48 contiguous
United States and Canada. Whether
you’ve entered a concours event, need
a relocation, are attending a corporate
event or are shipping the car of your
dreams from one location to another,
one American transportation company
does it all.
www.reliablecarriers.com
Collection Management
Hagerty Insurance Agency, LLC.
800.922.4050. is the leading insurance
agency for collector vehicles in the
world and host to the largest network of
collector car owners. Hagerty offers insurance
for collector cars, motorcycles
and motorcycle safety equipment, tractors,
automotive tools and spare parts,
and even “automobilia” (any historic
or collectible item linked with motor
vehicles). Hagerty also offers overseas
shipping/touring insurance coverage,
commercial coverage and club liability
coverage. For more information, call or
visit www.hagerty.com. (MI)
Ray Zuder. 860.830.6104.
Single Car / Enclosed / Air-Ride
Transport Dedicated to Extreme
Personal Level, Drama Free, Best-inClass
Service
* Auctions
* Concours/Shows
* Door to Door
* Races/Rallies
* Security Provided at All Times
* There When You Need Us
Over 15 years of “not-even-a-scratch
experience.”
www.rkzmotorcar.com
Grundy Insurance. 888.647.8639.
James A. Grundy invented Agreed
Value Insurance in 1947; no one knows
more about insuring collector cars
than Grundy! With no mileage limitations,
zero deductible*, low rates, and
high liability limits, our coverages are
specifically designed for collector car
owners. Grundy can also insure your
daily drivers, pickup trucks, trailers,
motorhomes, and more — all on one
policy and all at their Agreed Value.
www.grundy.com (PA)
RideCache Your documentation
McCollister’s Auto Transport.
800-748-3160. We have transported
thousands of collector vehicles over
the last 35 years all across the United
States, whether they are moving an
exotic, street rod, vintage racer or muscle
car. With our experienced drivers
trained to ensure the finest protection
and our customized, lift-gated, air-ride
trailers, we make sure your vehicle
safely arrives on time. www.McCollisters.com/AutoTransport
CAR LIFTS PLUS.COM
203.509.5353. Need a Lift?
Need Service on your current Car Lifts?
Sales, service and guaranteed installations.
Residential and commercial
car lifts.
We are a well-established car lift company
and an authorized dealer for all
major brands, with hundreds of happy
customers throughout the Northeast.
July 2017
represents 5% or more of your vehicle’s
value – yet it is fading away in folders
and binders susceptible to loss or damage.
Let our professionals take those
binders and turn them into organized,
protected, transferable digital resources
– all for less than the cost of a high-end
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Learn more at ridecache.com/SCM
RideCache—Organize, Manage,
Preserve your Collection.
Collector Car Insurance
J.C. Taylor Insurance.
800.345.8290. Antique, classic, muscle
or modified — J.C. Taylor Insurance
has provided dependable, dynamic,
affordable protection for your collector
vehicle for over 50 years. Agreed
Value Coverage in the continental U.S.,
and Alaska. Drive Through Time With
Peace of Mind with J.C. Taylor Insurance.
Get a FREE instant quote online
at www.JCTaylor.com.
Barrett-Jackson is proud to endorse
Passport Transport. 800.736.0575.
Since our founding in 1970, we have
shipped thousands of treasured vehicles
door-to-door with our fully enclosed
a new breed of insurance for classic,
antique, exotic, special-interest, contemporary
classic and limited-edition
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English
Fourintune Garage Inc.
Allard Motor Works LLC. The Allard
Motor Works J2X is a hand-crafted
version of the famed British competition
roadster that stirred the crowds in
Europe and the Americas in the early
1950s. Our modern J2X MkIII, recognized
by the Allard Register, integrates
the latest technology into the original
design, to provide a safe, comfortable
and reliable vehicle without compromising
performance.
www.allardj2x.com • info@allardj2x.
com • 877-J2X-1953 • facebook.com/
allardj2x.com
Aston Martin of New England.
781.547.5959. 85 Linden Street,
Waltham, MA 02452. Proudly appointed
Aston Martin Heritage Dealer
for the USA. New and pre-owned Aston
Martins are our specialty. Please contact
us when buying, selling or restoring.
www.astonmartin-lotus.com. (MA)
JWF Restorations Inc. Specializing in
AC restoration from street to concours,
U.S. Registrar AC Owners Club (U.K.).
Now selling AC parts and tires, including
inventory from Ron Leonard. Jim
Feldman. 503.706.8250 Fax
503.646.4009.
Email: jim@jwfrestoration.com (OR)
262.375.0876. www.fourintune.
com. Complete ground-up restoration
on British ,arques — specializing in
Austin-Healeys since 1976. Experience
you can trust, satisfied customers
nationwide. Visit our website for details
on our restoration process, which includes
a complete quotation on Healeys.
Located in historic Cedarburg — just
minutes north of Milwaukee, WI. (WI)
Riverside Military Academy
Champions and Heroes.
404.237.2633. June 1–3, 2018. A 3-day
Time Trial, a Concours, a Rally plus
more from the Carmel Concours on the
Avenue producer.
info@rmachampionsandheroes.com
www.rmachampionsandheroes.com.
(GA)
perspective better than the company
that designed these iconic sports cars.
Whether it’s a line of credit for owners
interested in utilizing the equity in their
collection, or a simple interest loan, we
stand committed to help our clients enhance
their collection — without origination
or early termination fees. “FFS”
offers a level of expertise that cannot be
matched by other lenders.
German
The Elegance at Hershey.
717.534.1910. A celebration of vintage
race cars and concours automobiles from
6/9 to 6/11/2017 featuring our Concours
d’Elegance the Grand Ascent.
Our primary goal is to benefit our
charities: JDRF, AACA Museum, and
AACA Library & Research Center. For
more information,visit
www.theeleganceathershey.com,
call 717.534.1910 or email phetrick@
theeleganceathershey.com (PA)
Art’s Star Classics. 800.644.STAR
(1.800.644.7827). 30 years of expertise
in new and hard to find parts, as well as
component restoration for all Mercedes
from 1931–1971. Servicing owners and
restorers worldwide. Star Classics also
offers: Sales and Acquisitions of all
’50s and ’60s Mercedes and restoration
project management for car owners so
they realize the car of their dreams.
Contact us today:
info@artsstarclassics.com
www.artsstarclassics.com
International Phone #:1.602.397.5300
Kevin Kay Restorations.
AUTOSPORT DESIGNS, INC.
631.425.1555. All Aston Martin models
welcome regardless of age, as new inevitably
become old! Routine servicingcomplete
mechanical restorations/rebuilds
— cosmetic repair/paintwork to
complete frame-off restoration. Large
inventory of parts. All services as well
as our current unventory of automobiles
for sale can be seen at
www.autosportdesigns.com. (NY)
530.241.8337. 1530 Charles Drive, Redding,
CA 96003. Aston Martin parts,
service, repair and restoration. From an
oil change to a concours-winning restoration,
we do it all. Modern upgrades
for power steering, window motors,
fuel systems and more. Feltham Fast
performance parts in stock. We also
cater to all British and European cars
and motorcycles.
www.kevinkayrestorations.net. (CA)
The Quail, A Motorsports Gath-
ering. 831.620.8879. A prominent
component of Monterey Car Week, The
Quail is a world-renowned motorsports
event featuring one of the world’s finest
and rarest collections of vintage automobiles
and motorcycles. The Quail
maintains its intimacy and exclusivity
by limiting admission through lottery
ticket allocations. Admission is inclusive
of six gourmet culinary pavilions,
caviar, oysters, fine wines, specialty
cocktails, champagne, and more. Web:
signatureevents.peninsula.com. (CA)
Finance
Welsh Enterprises, Inc.
800.875.5247. Jaguar parts for models
1949–present. www.welshent.com (OH)
Events—Concours, Car Shows
J.J. BEST BANC & CO. provides
Classic Showcase. 760.758.6100.
Classic Showcase has been an industry
leader in the restoration, service and
sale of classic Jaguars, and most other
fine British automobiles. From sports
cars to luxury sedans, our world-class
restoration facility and highly skilled
team are ready to assist your needs with
acquiring the perfect British classic
today! 760.758.6100. www.classicshowcase.com
(CA)
financing on classic cars ranging from
1900 to today. Visit our website at
www.jjbest.com or call 1.800.USA.1965
and get a loan approval in as little as
five minutes!
European Collectibles Inc.
Lajollaconcours.com.
619.233.5008. lajollaconcours@mcfarlanepromotions.com
La Jolla Concours d’Elegance April
8-10, 2016. World Class Cars, World
Class Experience. (CA)
Ferrari Financial Services.
201.510.2500. As the world’s only
Ferrari-owned finance company, no one
understands a Ferrari customer’s unique
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Sports Car Market
949.650.4718. European Collectibles
has been buying, consigning, selling
and restoring classic European sports
cars since 1986. We specialize in
Porsche (356 and 911) 1950s to early
1970s, along with other marks including
Mercedes, Aston Martin, Ferrari,
MG, Austin Healey and Jaguar, with 40
vehicles in stock to choose from. European
Collectibles also offers complete
mechanical and cosmetic restorations to
concours level, along with routine service.
Located in Orange County, CA,
between Los Angeles and San Diego.
Sales@europeancollectibles.com or
visit our website
www.europeancollectibles.com. (CA)
The BMW CCA is the world’s larg-
est owner-supported single-marque car
club. Today, BMW CCA has 67 chapters
nationwide, with more than 70,000
members. As BMW’s most active and
vibrant enthusiast organization, the
club represents a lifestyle of passion
and performance. Join the Club today at
bmwcca.org or by calling 800.878.9292.
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See how it works at
www.evanscoolant.com.
Vintage Car Law. 717.884.9010.
Cosdel International Transportation.
Gaudin Porsche of Las Vegas.
855.903.7532. Gaudin Porsche boasts
42,000 square feet, making it one of
the largest Porsche dealerships in the
U.S. It is also the first Certified Porsche
Classic Partner in the country, encompassing
highly-skilled service technicians
specializing in classics, original
parts and a variety of available models,
all under one roof. Owned by the Gaudin
Motor Company, a family-owned
automotive dealer since 1922. For more
information visit www.GaudinClassic.
com (NV)
Since 1960, Cosdel International Transportation
has been handling international
shipments by air, ocean and truck.
Honest service, competitive pricing
and product expertise have made Cosdel
the natural shipping choice for the
world’s best-known collectors, dealers
and auction houses. If you are moving
a car, racing or rallying, or attending a
concours event overseas, Cosdel is your
comprehensive, worldwide resource for
all of your nationwide and international
shipping needs. We are your automobile
Export Import Experts. 415.777.2000
carquotes@cosdel.com.
www.cosdel.com. (CA)
Italian
Barber Vintage Motorsports MuMercedes-Benz
Classic
Center. 1.866.MB.CLASSIC.
(1.866.622.5277). The trusted center of
competence for all classic MercedesBenz
enthusiasts. Located in Irvine,
CA, the Classic Center is the only sales
and restoration facility in the U.S. exclusively
operated by Mercedes-Benz.
Over 50,000 Genuine Mercedes-Benz
Classic Parts in its assortment. From
small services to full ground-up restorations,
work is always true to original.
Ever-changing showcase of for-sale
vehicles. We are your trusted source.
www.mbclassiccenter.com. (CA)
Import/Export
Hamann Classic Cars.
203.918.8300. with more than 30 years
in the industry and worldwide clientele
in dealing in European race and sports
cars, specializes in classic Ferraris of
the ’50s and ’60s. www.ferrari4you.
com
Leasing
seum. 205.281.3519. When looking for
a new home for your vintage car why
not consider The Barber Vintage Motorsports
Museum? Home to over 100
cars and 1,500 motorcycles. The Museum,
a Not-for-Profit 501(c)3 foundation,
is dedicated to the preservation of
cars like yours, and it could help future
generations understand why we all love
cars. An outright donation or a bargain
sale can both offer generous tax advantages.
For more information please call
or email, Lee Clark,Senior Manager of
Restoration and Conservation
LClark@Barbermuseum.org
www.Barbermuseum.org (AL)
Premier Financial Services.
CARS. 310.695.6403. For more than
two decades, CARS (Classic Automotive
Relocation Services) has looked
after some of the most irreplaceable
motorcars in the world. If you need your
vehicle transported, CARS have the
expertise and knowledge to ensure it
arrives in perfect condition, on time,
and with no unexpected costs. CARS
are able to action any shipping request
through its own offices in the U.K., New
York, Los Angeles and Japan, and via
its network of global agents. Whether
your vehicle needs to be transported by
road, sea or air freight, please get in
touch and allow CARS to take the worry
and stress out of your shipment
needs. History has proven that CARS
are the team to trust. Do not take any
chances with your pride and joy — hand
it to the people that will care for it as
their own. Fax: +1 (310) 695 6584
Email: info@carsusa.com
www.carsusa.com
877.973.7700. Since 1997, renowned
customer service and honest leasing
practices have made Premier the nation’s
leading lessor of luxury and
performance motorcars. We are small
enough to ensure your business gets the
attention it deserves, and large enough
to finance any new, used, or vintage
car over $50,000. Contact Premier at
877.973.7700 or info@pfsllc.com.
www.premierfinancialservices.com (CT)
Race Ramps. 866.464.2788.
LeMay—America’s Car Museum
Putnam Leasing. 866.90.LEASE.
For over 30 years, Putnam Leasing
has been the leader in exotic, luxury,
and collector car leasing. This honor
comes from Putnam’s unique ability
to match the car of your dreams with
a lease designed just for you. Every
Putnam Lease is written to provide
maximum flexibility while conserving
capital, lowering monthly payments,
and maximizing tax advantages. Its
Putnam’s way of letting you drive more
car for less money. For leases ranging
from $50,000 to more than $1 million,
with terms extending up to 84 months,
contact the oldest and most experienced
leasing company in the country by
calling 1.866.90.LEASE. Or just visit
www.putnamleasing.com.
celebrates America’s love affair with
the automobile. Named the Best Museum
in Western Washington, the fourlevel,
165,000-square-foot museum
features 12 rotating exhibits and 300
cars, trucks and motorcycles on display.
ACM includes a 3.5-acre show field,
State Farm Theatre, Classics Café,
banquet hall and meeting facilities and
offers a majestic view above Commencement
Bay. For more information,
visit www.lemaymuseum.org.
LeMay—America’s Car Museum
2702 E D Street, Tacoma, WA 98421
877.902.8490 (toll free)
info@lemaymuseum.org
www.lemaymuseum.org. (WA)
Parts, Accessories & Car Care
Lighter. Safer. Stronger. Offering the
ultimate way to display and work on
collector cars — including detailing, restyling
and general maintenance. Race
Ramps provides solutions even for low
clearance cars. Complete line includes
Trailer Ramps, Service Ramps, Rack
and Lift Ramps, and the best-selling
FlatStoppers to prevent tires from flat
spotting during long periods of storage.
www.raceramps.com. (MI)
QuickSilver Exhaust Systems. 011
44 1428 687722. Our customers are sophisticated
enthusiasts who choose our
exhaust systems for various reasons —
originality, durability, weight reduction
and enhanced sound. We’re the default
choice for many of the most important
classics. Originality is important, but
there’s no reason why subtle improvements
cannot be introduced. QuickSilver
use superior materials and modern
manufacturing techniques unavailable
when the cars were new. http://quicksilver-exhausts.myshopify.com.
Bryan W. Shook, Esquire, acts for and
represents leading antique and collector
car dealers, brokers, restoration houses,
and private individuals Internationally.
He has been responsible for innumerable
and prominent cases, distinguishing
himself with his unparalleled
knowledge of automobiles and network
of contacts, experts and clients. He is
redefining automotive law.
www.vintagecarlaw.com (PA)
Museums
P21S Auto Care Products. Since
1984, P21S Auto Care Products have
been the favorite of auto enthusiasts
throughout North America. Representing
factory-approved German car care
at its finest, P21S wheel care products’
“safe cleaning” approach has saved
thousands of expensive alloy wheels
from the surface damage that harsh
cleaners can cause. P21S paste waxes
deliver an award-winning shine and
unmatched ease of application, while
P21S Bodyworks Shampoo protects
against premature removal of that fresh
wax job. No matter where your car was
made, you’ll want to learn about the
complete line of P21S Auto Care Products.
More info at www.p21s.com. (CT)
Evans Waterless Coolant is the
solution to running too hot. With a boiling
point of 375°F, our revolutionary
liquid formulation is a superior alternative
to water-based coolants. Evans
eliminates water vapor, hotspots and
boil-over, resulting in a less pressurized,
more efficient cooling system and
preventing corrosion, electrolysis and
pump cavitation. Evans also protects
down to -40°F and lasts the lifetime of
the engine.
July 2017
Swissvax. 305.219.8882. Since
1930, the Swiss family company creates
magnificent wax formulations. The
non-abrasive system consists of a prewax
fluid and a high-content Carnauba
wax. Unlike ordinary polishes, Swissvax
restores the valuable oils of the
paint finish that become starved over
time and is safe for all paint finishes.
Swissvax is also worldwide OEM supplier
to Rolls-Royce Motorcars, Bugatti
and Lamborghini. www.swissvax.com
www.swissvax.us
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There’s a Lot of Green in an Augusta Jacket
A Green Jacket from the famous gold club is hard to get, as you ha
to be a member — or the winner of the Master’s Golf Tournament
Thought
Carl’s Green Jacket Auctions, at their April 8, 2017, event, sold an authentic Masters Green Jacket for $139,349. Normally
label had been removed, but it had the iconic crest on the pocket and was dated to the early 1950s.
Taking a Green Jacket off Augusta National property is now forbidden — except for the current winner. I can just imagine
the story the new owner will come up with wearing this jacket at the local golf club. Here are a few interesting items that don’t
require such a story:
thing from political candidates to
fishing resorts. This is one of the
more desirable ones, but I doubt
there was any relationship with
the candy. Condition told the tale
here, as the price was a bit aggressive.
$4,200. Date: 3/28/2017. The Del
Monte Forest began issuing property
owners identification badges
in 1934, and complete sets are
few and far between. The older
ones are, of course, more pricey
and are much more difficult to
come by. At a touch over $400
apiece, these were not cheap, but
go find another complete 10-year
run.
MORPHY AUCTIONS LOT
1—STANAVO AVIATION
ONE-QUART OIL CAN. Estimate:
$3,000–$5,000. SOLD AT:
$3,382. Date: 4/22/2017. This is
an incredibly rare quart can that
was in excellent condition with
good color and luster. It has a
soldered seam and has never been
re-lidded. Seems like a bunch for
a quart can, but the seller took a
bath as he paid close to $5k for
the can just a few months back.
these can only be obtained by winning The Masters Golf Tournament or by receiving a coveted invitation to join the
Augusta National Golf Club. This one was found in a Toronto thrift store in 1994 and cost all of $5. The owner’s
MORPHY AUCTIONS LOT
105—MUSGO GASOLINE
48-INCH PORCELAIN SIGN.
Estimate: $80,000–$120,000.
SOLD AT: $56,600. Date:
4/22/2017. These supposedly rare
signs have been coming out of
the woodwork after a couple sold
for well into six figures. This one
was not in the best of condition,
but it was still very presentable.
The price keeps heading south as
more come out, so perhaps they
are not all that rare after all.
EBAY #302234374732—“BE
A LIFE SAVER” LICENSEPLATE
ATTACHMENT. Number
of Bids: 20. SOLD AT: $566.
Date: 3/6/2017. License-plate attachments
— often called pectins
—were popular in the late 1940s
and 1950s and came in all shapes
and sizes. They promoted every-
MORPHY AUCTIONS LOT
263—TEXACO GAS AND
OIL JEWELED LIGHT-UP
PORCELAIN SIGN. Estimate:
$60,000–$80,000. SOLD AT:
$66,000. Date: 4/22/2017. This is
an amazing, one-of-a-kind, double-sided
porcelain sign with red
and green jewels that are internally
illuminated. It is 42 inches
in diameter and only shows the
slightest wear. The seller bought it
at a Morphy Auction in January of
last year for $88,000, so he took a
bit of a hit.
EBAY #272606294651—COMPLETE
RUN OF 1960S PEBBLE
BEACH DEL MONTE
FOREST PROPERTY OWNERS
CAR BADGES. Number
of Bids: Buy-It-Now. SOLD AT:
EBAY #272624965220—
PACKARD MOTORS SETH
THOMAS PORCELAIN
AWARD CLOCK. Number
of Bids: 5. SOLD AT: $553.76.
Date: 4/16/2017. This is an unusual
variation of the more-common
1926 Packard sales award
clock. The colors are a bit different,
and the date is not noted.
Offered by the son of the original
owner, who was a Packard salesman
in the early years. Sold for a
bargain price, as a couple grand
is the going rate if you can find
one.
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EBAY #142299181073—1936
OLDSMOBILE HOOD-ORNAMENT
MASCOT. Number
of Bids: 24. SOLD AT: $632.
Date: 3/12/2017. This spacerocket
hood ornament was stated
to have been used on the 6-cylinder
Oldsmobiles for 1936. It
was in decent condition, with just
some minor pitting, but I could
not find it in any of the mascot
books. It looks very much like the
1935–36 Hupmobile spaceship
mascot. If it checks out, this is a
cool piece at a fair price. ♦
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